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INDEX. 



Leuwenlioeck, secrecy of, in conducting his 

 experiments, S ; excellence of his observa- 

 tions, 9. 



Le Vaillant.his dispute with Tonrnefort ahout 

 sexes of plants, 390; on incubation of 

 ostrich, 269; nests of social grossbeaks, 202; 

 mode iu -which the cuckoo carries its eggs, 

 276. 



Lias formation, 589. 



Libellula fossU of secondary epoch, engraving 

 of, G19. 



Liber, position of the, 379; use of, 380. 



Lichen, edible, 555; engraving of, 553. 



Lichens, rapidity of growth and slowness of 

 growth of, 524. 



Life, animal, exuberance of, in Africa, 313. 



Light, necessity of, for transpiration by 

 plants, 417; emission of, by plants, 446; 

 influence of, on plants, 477. 



Lily, the p)istil in, 394. 



Lily crioceris, and its larva, engraving of, 1.54. 



Lime-tree of Jlorat, engraving of, 543. 



Linn.TiUs, arrangement of floral calendar by, 

 364; clock by, 305; Mademoiselle, her de- 

 scription of the discovery of emission of 

 light from plants, 447. 



Lithophagi, 83. 



Little devils of Geoffroy, 96, 



Living forces of our planet, 7 ; Diatomace;e 

 and Infusoria from the strata under Berlin, 

 as seen with the microscope, engraving of, 

 24. 



Livingstone, Dr., on the tsetse fly, 100; on 

 exuberance of life in Africa, 313. 



Locks of the Magdalen, 646. 



Locust {OriiJIus mifn-atorius), immense num- 

 bers of, 350; migrations of, 350; engra"\-ing 

 of, 351 ; destruction effected by, 351 ; laws 

 for effecting destruction of, 352 ; impeded 

 the progress of Charles XII. 's army, 352, 

 note; used for food, 3.53, note. 



Louse, egg of, 131. 



Luminosity of insects, 132. 



Lunar mountains, height of, 747. 



Lycoperdon, gigantic {L. f/iriruUenm), rapid 

 growth of, 43G ; or puff-ball, engraving of, 

 436. 



Lycopodium, gigantic, of co.al period {Lcpido- 

 deiidi'oii gracile), engr-aving of impression 

 of, 580. 



Lyonet, devotion of, to study of goat-moth, 

 99. 



M. 



]MaJ.repore islands, 74 ; island in the Archi- 

 pelago of Pometou, engraving of, 77. 



Maggot, Eat-tailed, organ of respiration in, 

 128. 



Maize, high value set ujion, in America, 441, 



Mammoth Cave of the United States, 687; 

 Cyprinodons of, engraving of, GS8. 



IMammoth teeth, immense collection of, iu 

 New Siberia, 005. 



I\Ian, first appearance of, on earth, 009. 



Mandragora, "with its rootlets in water, living 

 [Airopa Mandragora), engraving, 397; root- 

 lets in dry sand, dying, engraving of, 398 ; 

 roots carved, used for enchantment, en- 

 graving of, 775. 



Mandrake, fabled sensibilit}' of, 40S; engrav- 

 ing of, 470; superstitions concerning, 774. 



Mangroves, peculiarity of, 509 ; forest of, 

 engraving of, 511. 



Manna, collection of, from Fraxlnus ornus, 

 442 ; engraving of, 442. 



jMans, larvoe of may-bug, destruction effected 

 by, ?>bo. 



I\Iarble-eating Lithophagi, 83. 



I\Iarie Delex carried otf by an eagle, 240; en- 

 graving of, 247. 



Marine monster, engraving of, 771. 



Mariotte's experiment, showing absor[")tion 

 b}' the leaves, 403 ; engraving of, 403. 



]\Iantime pine, collection of resin of, 445. 



Marsigli on nature of coral, 60. 



IMasaj'a, crater of, 652. 



Mason-hee (Xylocopa), its stone dwelling, 

 213; veiy numerous in Eg}-pt, 214; English 

 species of {Osmia birornis), 213, note. 



^Mason-birds, various materials employed by 

 them, 293; localities in which they build. 

 294. 



Mason crab-spider {M>if/nlc Cfemrntaria), 19/.' : 

 arrangement of its dwelling, 200; engi-aviug 

 of, 201. 



I\Iasons, insects, 211. 



^lastodon, 601. 



I\Iaury on movement of botlies in the Atlan- 

 tic, 64. 



I\Iavis, nest of, 301. 



;jlay-bug [MeloJontha vulgaris), destruction 

 effected by larv:© of, 355 ; engraving of, 

 355 ; immense swarms of, 356. 



I\Ieat-fly attacks man, 108. 



Medusa campanularia, engraving of, 20. 



!Medus?e, cause of phosj^horescence in the 

 sea, 20. 



jMegapodius, nest of, 2."')3; weight of, compai'ed 

 with work of man, 254. 



jMegatheria, 002. 



Meloe, poisonous nature of, 136. 



Melophagus of the sheep {31. Oris), engraving 

 of, 98. 



jMembracere, fantastic figures of, 05; engrav- 

 ing of, 96. 



IMercuryand Neptune, distance of, from sun, 

 741. 



IMetals, theory of formation of, 574. 



I\[etamorphoses of insects, 137. 



Micrometers, delicacy of, 10 ; gi^eat accuracy 

 of, 12. 



Jlicroscope, discovery of, 8; anatomy of 

 plants by means of, 369. 



