Part 23

— the odorous agaric, 91

— the scented, ibid.

— the “stainer,” ibid.

— the surrectus springing from another species, 256.

Agriculture, practice of, at a village in Gloucestershire, 22

— bad custom of the farmers there, 40.

Aërial hummings, 250.

Amusements, heretofore holiday ones, in decline, 246.

Animals, increase of, 101

— what dependent on man, 151

— what independent, 152

— usefulness of, to man, 153

— affection of, to their young, 176

— mercy to, a scriptural command, ibid.

Ant, the black, 212

— the red, 213

— the yellow, ibid.

Apples injured by aphides, 235

— spottings on, how occasioned, 255.

Ash trees, 267.

Atmospheric influences, 249

— observations, 269

— experiments, 275.

Augerworms, 203.

Autumn, pleasure of a morning’s walk in, 83.

Aust ferry, 9.

Bee, the carpenter, 53.

Beetle, the rose, 53