Part 28

— antiquity of the custom, 245.

Glow-worm, the, 207.

Gnat, the winter, 189.

Goat moth, 202.

Goldfinch, the, 166.

Grass crops, nature of, in the author’s village, 22

— certain grasses attached to certain soils, 23

— grass balls, 77.

Guinea, anecdote of the finding of one, 248.

Hair of animals, 106.

Hairworm, the clay, 226.

Hawk, the sparrow, 144

— the kestrel, ibid.

— the hawk-moth, 197.

Hay, crops of, method of saving, 25.

Hazel-tree, how liable to decay, 90.

Hedgehog, the, 96.

Hellebore, 52

— its medicinal uses, ibid.

Helvella, the mitred, 87.

Holly-trees, 247.

Hornet, the, 227.

Horse, instance of the longevity of one, 127.

Hummingbird, hawk-moth, the, 197.

Hummings in the air, 250.

Hydnum fungus, the beautiful floriform, 87.

Ice, cause of its swimming instead of sinking, 271.

Industry, profitable fruits of, to an agricultural laborer, 19.