INDEX. 





PAGE 



... 



Abou-nannes, tne • • 



130 



AcoriiSj various forms of • 

 Adder, the • • • 

 Adjutant, the • • • 



208 



250 



132 



Adventitious leaves • • 



299 



.^Egina, island of • • • 



160 



Aerial reflections • • • 



29 



Afghanistan , . . 



150 





142 



Atnca, v/entrai • • • 



144 



Africa South • • • 



142 



Agami, the . • • 



131 



Aggregate flower heads . • 



, 296 



Agra, the city of • • 



149 



Agriculture, processes of • 



273 





55 



Akabah Castle ... 



157 





132 



Alexandria ... 



158 



Alfred, King, invented lanterns • 



70 



Algae, sea-weeds 



. 8, 341 



Algiers, city 01 . ^. • • 



145 



Almonds .... 



326 



Alpine wood ... 



325 



America North and South . 



51, 56 



Anemones ... 



308 



Angles .... 



45 



Angular stems . 



299 



Annuiateu stems . • 



299 



Antarctic scenery • • 



58 



Ant-eater ... 



38 



Ant-eater, the great American . 



180 



Antelope, hunting the 



. 173 



Anthers .... 



. 292 



Ants .... 



. 338 



Aphides .... 



35 



Apiculated petals 



. 296 



Appendix to flowers 



. 296 



Apple .... 



. 322 



Aquarium .... 



. 370 



Aquatic insects 



. 366 



Arabia, deserts of 



. 155 



Arabic gum tree . 



. 325 



Archimedean screw, the . 



. 164 



Archipelagos 



22 



Arctic regions, cold of 



4 



Argand lamps 



72 



Armadillos 



. 180 



Artichoke galls 



. 209 



Articulated chylocladia 



. 343 



Arum . . 



. 315 



Ash tree .... 



. 223 



Asia, Southern 



. 147 



Atmosphere 



27 



Atmosphere, inhabitants of the . 



30 



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Atmosphere, its extent ... 2 

 Atmosphere, its uses . . « 31 

 Atmosphere, pressure of 28 

 Atmospheric effects . . .27 

 Atmospheric phenomena . 29 



Atmospheric pressure . . .98 

 Atmospheric waves . . .28 

 Aurora australis . . . .29 

 Aurora borealis . . .29 



Australians . . . .62 



Avalanches . . . .19 



Awned flowers .... 297 

 Axillary branches/ . . . 297 

 Axis . . . . .295 



Azaleas ..... 302 

 Azure blue butterfly . . 329 



Badger, the .... 258 



Balsams ..... 302 

 Banian tree .... 233 



Barley ..... 279 

 Barnacles ..... 355 

 Barques . . . . .362 

 Bars ..... 22 



Bats . . . . . 170 



Bat chaetodon . . . .85 

 Bays . . . . .20 

 Beacons ..... 72 

 Bean . . . . .326 

 Bearded flowers .... 297 

 Bears . . . . .176 

 Beaver, the . . . .178 



Bedford blue butterfly . . .330 

 Beechnuts .... 212 



Beech tree . . . .212 



Bees ..... 280 



Beetles ..... 333 

 Bell-shaped flowers . . . 290 

 Berberry, the . . . 263 



Bight 21 



Bilberry, the ... 266 

 Bilobed leaves . . . .298 

 Bipetalous flowers . . . 290 



Birch tree . . . . .214 

 Bird cherry, the . . . .271 

 Birds . . . . .104 



Birds, bones of . . .111 



Birds, digestion of ... 109 



Birds, ears of . . . .108 

 Birds, eggs of . . .109 



Birds, eyes of . . . .107 

 Birds, feet of . . . .110 

 Birds, mandibles of . . .108 

 Birds, nests of . . . 110,112 

 Birds, smell of . . .108 



