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CONTENTS 



PAOE 



The Blossom 144 



Pollen 150 



The Grain op "Wheat 155 



Cultivated Plants 159 



Different Ways op Propagating . . 165 



Layering 170 



Slipping 178 



Grafting 184 



Grafting (Continued) 190 



Grafting (Concluded) 197 



Rotation of Crops 202 



Rotation of Crops (Continued) . . . 208 



Land-Drainage 214 



Paring and Burning 219 



Wine-Making 223 



The Stag-Beetle 228 



Sheath-Winged Insects 235 



The June-Bug 242 



Caterpillars and Butterflies . . . 249 



Ants 256 



The Ant-Lion 264 



Venomous Animals 271 



The Phylloxera 279 



The Phylloxera (Continued) . . . 288 

 Nocturnal Birds of Prey .... 295 



The Smaller Birds 300 



Birds' Nests 305 



Migration op Birds 317 



Carrber-Pigeons 322 



Some Prehistoric Animals .... 328 



The Origin op Coal 336 



The Farmer's Helpers 342 



The Farmer's Helpers (Continued) . 348 



