Part 25

Bombylius, the, 211.

Bones of horses and human beings dug up, conjecture respecting, 11.

Bouquets, wearing of, not in use, 57.

Bramble, the common, almost an evergreen, 77

— lines on its leaves, ibid.

— its uses, 78.

Bull-finch, the, 113.

Bunting, peculiar practice of the, 173.

Burnet, conjecture as to its lasting verdure, 63.

Butcher-bird, the, 134.

Butterfly, the sulphur, 74

— the argus, 195

— the phlæas, 196

— the azure, ibid.

— the painted lady, 198

— the marble, 199

— the meadow brown, ibid.

Caloric, effects of, on bodies, 271.

Chaffinch, the, 116.

Changes in nature, 221.

Cheese, cheap kind of, 22.

Christmassing, 246.

Chrysalides of insects, 191.

Chrysalis, singular one, 186.

Cleanliness of animals, 219.

Clematis, the wild, 81

— sticks of, used by boys for smoking, 82.

Clocks, name given to the great dorr beetle, 217.