INDEX 269 



Leaf, Analj'sis of a, 74, 75 



Breathing pores of. 79, 80 



Functions of a, 76-83 



Structure of a, 59-64 

 Liana, Stem of, 53 

 Lime-builders, 130, 131 

 Limestone, 1 15 



Lioness, Whisker hairs of, 262 

 Liver-fluke, 167, 168 



Maize, Leaf of, 71, 72 



Malarial-conveying mosquito, 168, 169, 189-192 



Mallee-bird, Eggs of parasite of, 140 



Mallow, Pollen of, flower, 92, 93, 98 



Mammals, Hairs of, 257-264 



Man, Parasites of, 157, 168, 188-193 



Marestail, Structure of stem of, 50 



May-flies, Mating of, 217, 213 



" Rise" of the, 212, 213 



Time of appearance of, 212 

 May-fly as type of brief and ineffectual life, 208 



Anatomy of, 209 



" Dancing " movements of the, 2ii 



Early stages of the, 211 



Final emergence of the, 213, 215-217 



Span of life of the, 209, 217 

 Meadow Brown Butterfly, Eggs of, 153, 154 

 Mid-rib of leaves, Evolution of the, 72 

 Monocotyledons, 41, 72 

 Mosses, Leaves of, 72 

 Moths, Blunders of, in depositing their eggs, 147-149 



Eggs of, 144-152 



Parasites of, 162, 163 

 Mouse, Hairs of, 260 



Ostrich, Feather of, 254 



Parasite of, 173 

 Owl, Feather of, 256 



Parasite of, 177 

 Ox, Parasites of the, 157 



