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INDEX. 





PAGE 



Giraffe .... 



<3 



Giraffe, form of the 



. 166 



Giraffe, horns of the 



190 



Glaciers .... 



20 



Glaucus acacia 



325 



Globular flowers 



. 298 



Glomerate flower heads 



. 296 



Glow-worm 



. 336 



Gnats .... 



38 



Goat hawk moth . 



. 332 



Goat moth 



. 332 



Golden-crested wren, the ; 



. 145 



Gooseberries 



. 323 



Gorges .... 



9 



Gourds .... 



. 323 



Graduated flower heads . 



, 296 



Granville fratillary butterfly 



. 329 



Grasses .... 



. 277 



Grass tree 



62 



Great tortoiseshell butterfly 



. 329 



Greenlanders 



50 



Green-chequered white butterfly 



. 331 



Green-flowered hedysarum 



. 325 



Green-streak butterfly 



. 329 



Grey mullet 



92 



Grizzle butterfly . 



. 330 



Guano islands ... 



54 



Guelder rose, the 



. 269 



Guiana .... 



55 



Gulfs .... 



21, 49 



Gulf-stream 



21 



Hairs of plants 



. 299 



Hammer-headed shark . 



88 



Harbours .... 



22 



Hare, the .... 



. 256 



Harrowing 



. 273 



Hawaii .... 



65 



Hawthorn, the 



. 260 



Haymaking 



275 



Hazel, the .... 



. 201 



Heart-leaved kleinhofia . 



. 326 



Heaths .... 



. 304 



Hedysarum 



. 325 



Heliotropes 



. 301 



Helmet-shaped corolla 



. 291 



Hermit crab 



. 347 



High-brown fratillary butterfly . 



. 330 



Hills .... 



11 



Hilum .... 



. 323 



Hindoostan 



. 147 



Hippopotamus 



. 181 



Hoeing .... 



. 274 



Hog-nuts .... 



. 326 



Holly, the .... 



. 268 



Honey-suckle, the . 



. 270 



Horizon .... 



44 



Horn-like flowers . 



. 298 



Horns of quadrupeds 



. 188 



Horse, the .... 



. 185 



Hottentots .... 



. 143 



Humboldt ...» 



161 



Humboldt's description of savannahs 



! 12 



Humming-birds . 



. 123 



Humming-bird hawk moth . - 



. 332 



Hyaenas 



. 176 



Ibis, the sacred 



. 130 



Icebergs disturb the sea . 



4 



Icebergs, ships crushed by 



4 



Indians, American 



56 



Inflorescence 



. 294 



Insectivora 



. 170 



PAGE 



Insecta— Insects . . . .32 



Insects, anatomy of . .33 



Insects' antennae . . .33 



Insects' eyes . . . .33 



Insects' metamorphoses . . .38 



Insects' mouths . . . .33 



Insects' muscles . . . .36 



Insects' nerves . . . . 36 



Insect sounds . . . .36 



Insects, uses of . . .36 



Insects' wings . . . .33 

 Inundations .... 25 



Inundations in Hindoostan . .149 



Involucre . . . . .313 



Ipsambul . . . . .158 



Islands . . . .21, 48 

 Isthmus ..... 22, 48 



Isthmus of Panama . . .53 



Ivy . . . . . .236 



Japanese . . . . .59 

 Jasmines . . . . .317 

 Jay, the . . . . . 243 

 Jelly-fishes . . . .354 



Jungles ..... 14 



Kaffirs . . . . .142 



Karroos . . . . .13 



Keeled flowers .... 296 



Kite, the . . . . .241 



Kitten moth . . .218 



Labrate corolla . . .291 

 Lacerated nitophyllum . . . 346 

 Lady-birds . . . .306 



Lakes . . . . . 23, 48 

 Lamb's lettuce .... 324 

 Laminated bryony . . . 325 



Laminated flowers . . . 298 



Laminated leaves . . . 298 



Lamps, history of . . . .69 



Land, characteristics of . . .9 

 Land crabs .... 357 



Land, disturbances of . .15 



Land-slips . . . . .20 



Lanos . . . . .12 



Laplanders . . . .58 



Lateral flowers .... 297 

 Latitude ..... 46 

 Leaf-rolling insects . . .210 

 Leaves, various forms of . . . 203 

 Leaves, venation of . . .201 

 Legume . - . . .322 



Lemons ..... 323 

 Leopards ..... 173 

 Lepidosiren . . . .93 



Lichens . . . . 196, 239 

 Lightning ..... 30 

 Lilies . . . . .303 

 Lime tree ..... 232 

 Limpets . . . . .351 



Linear leaves .... 299 

 Link-men . . . . .71 

 Linnsean system of botany . . 292 

 Lion .... 13, 171 



Lipped corolla . . . .291 

 Llama, foot of the . . .189 



Lobelias . . . . .315 



Lobsters ..... 357 

 Locomotive, the . . . .136 

 London pride .... 305 

 Longitude ..... 46 



