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INDEX. 
gic state — eggs and maggots — great attachment of the ants to 
their young, 445. males, females, and neuters distinguished from 
each other, 446. Sugar ant , its ravages described — means em- 
ployed to stop their progress, 447- Three different species of 
ants found in New South Wales described — ants of South Ame- 
rica, 448 — 450. their habitations, 451. 
Ant Lion. See Lion Ant. 
Arbor Dianae. See Mercury. 
Arborescent Agates. See Agate. 
Argillaceous Iron-stone. See Iron. 
Ass, i. 6. manner in which this animal descends the danger- 
ous precipices of the Andes, 7- was originally imported into 
America by the Spaniards — manner in which they catch wild 
asses in the kingdom of Quito, 8. are remarkably fierce when 
first taken — will not suffer a horse in their company — stand in 
the streets of Cairo to be hired, 9. is very much misused — is 
temperate in his food, and particularly nice in the choice of his 
water, 10. Wild ass described — the Arabians fond of the flesh, 
which was also eaten by the Romans, 1 1 . 
Asphaltum, See Bitumen. 
Aurum Fulminans. See Gold. 
B. 
Baboon. See Monkey. 
Bactrian Camel. See Camel. 
Bamboo, only two species known at present, iii. 111. rises to 
a great height, 112. its wood of great use to the Malays and 
Macassars, 113. Chinese make a kind of paper, &c. from it 
— spiny bamboo answers the purpose of ramparts, 114. use of 
the Bamboo Tuy to the natives of the Moluccas, 115. process 
used by the Chinese to manufacture paper from the bamboo, 
116, 117. 
Banana tree cultivated for the sake of its fruit, iii. 277. de- 
scription, and how distinguished from the plantain, 278. Indians 
make a paste of the fruit, 279. which is eaten in different 
ways, 280. leaves of great service to the inhabitants of the 
Indies, 281. The Ensete, an Abyssinian plant, account of, 
282—285. 
