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INDEX. 





PAGE 





PAGE 



Polar Bears 



. 51 



Salmon-fry . • . 



94 



Pollen .... 



38, 292 



Salmon-leap 



92 



Polynesia .... 



. 63, G5 



Salver-shaped corollas . " . 



. 291 



Polypetalous flowers 



. 290 



Sand hopper 



. 358 



Polyps . . 



. 359 



Sarcocarp . . 



. 322 



Polyspermous 



. 323 



Satin moth 



. 322 



Ponds .... 



. 364 



Savannahs • . • 



12 



Poplar trees 



Poppies .... 



. 217 



Scaly plants 



. 299 



. 307 



Scarce copper butterfly . 



. 329 



Poppy .... 



. 293 



Schooner .... 



. 362 



Poppy, care of seeds 



. 300 



Scorpion, the water 



. 368 



Porpoises .... 



7 



Sea anemone 



. 348 



Prairie on fire 



52 



Sea cucumber 



. 353 



Precipices .... 



15 



Sea, currents of 



5 



Prickly plants 



. 299 



Sea, density of deep 



6 



Primrose .... 



291, 301 



Sea, depths of 



5 



Tringle's description of karroos . 



14 



Sea, extent of 



2 



Privet hawk moth 



. 332 



Sea-horse .... 



91 



Privet, the 



. 268 



Sea, inhabitants of the 



6 



Purple emperor butterfly . 



. 329 



Sea, its bed described 



6 



Purple hair-streak butterfly 

 Purslane-leaved bird's foot 



. 329 



Sea lions .... 



57 



. 325 



Sea louse .... 

 Sea mouse .... 



. 358 

 . 358 



Onqdrnnpd 1 ^ * * * 



O "n * " * 



Vjui ce . . . 



• 167 



166 

 324 



Sea nettles 



Sea, phosphorescence of . 

 Sea shore .... 

 Sea side musing . . 

 Sea urchins 



. 354 

 8 



. 340 

 . 341 

 . 359 



Rabbit, the 



. 257 



Sea weeds .... 



. 341 



Raceme .... 



. 294 



Seas, definition of 



21 



Rachis .... 



. 295 



Sea's depths are calm . • 



4 



Radicle .... 



. 327 



Seal, " the talking fish " . 



. 174 



Railway signals 



. 138 



Seals .... 



. 174 



Rainbows .... 



29 



Sedges .... 



. 324 



Rameses, the 



. 158 



Seed leaves 



. 327 



Rapids .... 



24 



Seed of plants 



. 300 



Raspberries 



. 323 



Semi-globular flowers 



. 298 



Raspberry carpet moth 



. 331 



Seville orange 



. 323 



Ravines .... 



25 



Sexual organs of plants • 



. 292 



Reaping .... 



. 276 



Shark moth 



. 332 



Receptacles 



. 297 



Sharks .... 



92 



Red admiral butterfly 



. 329 



Ships, ancient 



. 141 



Red rock-leaved delessaria 



. 344 



Ships, technically so called 



. 362 



Reefs .... 



23 



Ships, various kinds of 



. 361 



Rein- deer, foot of the 



. 189 



Shores .... 



22 



Reflected leaves 



. 299 



Short-podded medick 



. 325 



Reflexed petals 



. 297 



Shrimps .... 



. 358 



Revolute petals 



. 297 



Siamese .... 



61 



Rhinoceros 



13, 184 



Siliqua .... 



. 322 



Rhinoceros fight with elephants . 



. 148 



Silk-worms 



. 37 



Rhododendrons 



. 304 



Silvas .... 



13 



Rice cultivation 



61 



Silver-edged leaves . • 



. 299 



Rills .... 



23 



Silver-lined moth . , . 



. 331 



Ringent corolla 



. 291 



Silver studded blue butterfly 



. 330 



Ringlet butterfly . 

 Rivers *. 



. 330 



Six-spotted Burnett moth 



. 332 



25 



Sloths . 



. 181 



Rivers, lengths of . 



26 



Sloop .... 



. 361 



River systems 



25 



Slow worm, the 



. 251 



Rivulets .... 



23 



Small blue butterfly 



. 330 



Roads .... 



21 



Snail . 



. 337 



Robin, the . 



. 245 



Snail and the fly . 



. 41 



Rocks, action of water on 



. 360 



Snake bird, the 



. 120 



Rodentia . . . . 



. 178 



Snake, the 



. 250 



Roots, various kinds of 



. 197 



Snapdragon 



. 309 



Rose berries . . 



. 269 



Snow-falls .... 



19 



Rose-galls .... 



. 307 



Snow line .... 



10 



Roses .... 



270, 306 



Soap-berry . . . 



. 324 



Round flowers 



. 298 



Solidungula . . . 



. 185 





1 S7 



Solitary flowers ... 



. *vt 



Russian sledges 



:>8 



Soundings, how taken 



5 





South Sea Islanders . . 



54, 65 



Sails of ships 



. 363 



Sowing .... 



. 273 



