INDEX.

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PAGE.
Agassiz, glacial hypothesis[105]
making of surveys and maps[202], [203]
Agriculture, its place in schools[45]-[47]
Agricultural education, what it is[45]-[53]
Air[87], [123], [124]
Alfalfa[40], [354], [355], [357]-[360], [489]-[493]
Alluvial fans[132]
Annual rings[321], [327], [328], [329], [330], [335], [474]
Ants[62], [64], (Fig.) [224], [248]-[251], [274], [508], [513]
Ant-lions[250]
Aphids[62], [68], [248]-[251], [539]
Aphis-lion[249], [539], [540], [543]
Apple, buds[328], [329]
fruit[467]-[472]
grafting of[374], [375]
shape of tree[304]
twigs[317]-[325]
Apple-scab[470], (Fig.) [471]
Apricot[328], [375], [377]
Aquaria[59], [60], [141]-[156], [165], [166]
Arborvitae[345], [346], [347]
Asters[379]-[383]
Azalea[331]
Back-swimmers, see "Bugs."
Bagworms[61]
Balsams[383]
Barngrass[362]
Bass, black[162]
Basswood leaf-roller, see "Moths."
Beans[291], [460]-[466], [563], [564]
Begonias[372], [373]
Bees, wings of(Fig.) [224]
bumble[65], [68], [351], [352]
carpenter[61]
honey[62], [64], [65], [353]
Beet[257], [415], [416]
sugar[405]
Beetles[210], [223], [224], [507]
engraver[61]
plum curculio[68]
Beetles, potato[62], [63], [68]
predaceous diving[151]
snapping(Fig.) [223]
tiger[61]
water scavenger[152]
whirligig[135]
wood-boring(Fig.) [223]
Bibliography of nature-study[76]-[79]
Biennial[416]
Birds, leaflets on[253]-[290], [503], [504], [515], [516]
suggestions for study[70], [71]
See special birds.
Black bass, see "Bass."
Blackberry[305], [370], [375]
Blackbird, redwing[263]
Black-fly, see "Flies."
Bluebells[362]
Bluebird[238], [261]
Black-nosed dace, see "Dace."
Bordeaux mixture[381], [382], [389]
Breeding cage[228]
Brook, The, insects of[135]-[140]
suggestions for study[125]
work of[126]-[134]
Brownie-bugs, see "Bugs."
Budding[376], [377]
Buds
apple[317]-[325]
apricot[328]
azalea[331]
butternut[474]
dormant[318], [314]-[320], [329]
elm[330]
flower[319], [328], [330]
hepatica[392]
hickory[329], (Fig.) [330]
horse-chestnut(Fig.) [474]
leaf[319], [328], [330]
maple[329], [473]
peach[328]
pear[328]
pussy-willow[330]
terminal[318], [474]
winter[72], [331], [332], [327]-[336], [473], [474]
Bugs[223]
brownie(Fig.) [223]
back-swimmers[136], [152], [153]
giant water[137], [153]
June[288]
Bugs, lady[210], [250]
stink[223]
water boatmen[136], [152]
water scorpions[152], [153]
water-striders[137]
Bulbs[567], [577]-[580], [581]-[583]
see special bulbs.
Burdock[362]
Butterflies[58], [59], [61], [62], [224], [238], [544]
cabbage, [208], [209], [210], (Fig.) [224], [540]
common blue[248]
milkweed[208], [209]
monarch[63], [544]
viceroy[63]
Butternut(Fig.) [474]
Cabbage butterfly, see "Butterflies."
Caddice-worm[61], [136], [155]
Cambium[375]
Cankerworms[68]
Carnations(Fig.) [370], [372]
Carrot[257]
Caterpillars[58], [62], [501]
apple-tree tent[59], [69], [227]-[235]
of cecropia moth[167], [168]
cabbage[63], [68], [208], [209], [210]
of codlin-moth[470]
of common blue butterfly[248]
of fall web-worm[61]
of promethea moth[168], [169]
"woolly-bear"[210], [238], [539], (Fig.) [541]
Catfish[150], [161]
Cat-tails[364]
Cecropia moth, see "Moths."
Cereals, food value of[409]-[414]
Chara(Fig.) [148], [149]
Charcoal[144]
Cherry, grafting of[377]
Chestnut, grafting of[374]
Chickadee[279]-[281], [285], [503], [504]
Chickens[70], [522]-[524], [525], [526], [527]
Child's Realm, The (poem)[451]
Chinese lily, see "Narcissus."
Chipmunk[69]
Choke-cherries[362]
Chrysalids[58], [59]
of apple-tree tent caterpillar[233]
cabbage butterfly[209], [540]
Chrysalids, codlin-moth[470]
milkweed butterfly[208]
Cicada[66], [210], (Fig.) [223], [529]-[535]
dog-day harvest fly[534], [535]
seventeen-year locust[529]-[535]
Cion[374]
Clam[150]
Clarkias[383]
Clay[117], [118]
Clothes moth, see "Moths."
Clouds[84], [85], [88], [90]
Codlin-moth, see "Moths."
Clover[124], [349]-[360]
alsike[353]
buffalo[352], [353]
crimson[352]
hop, see yellow.
hop trefoil, see low hop.
least hop[354]
low hop[354]
rabbit foot(Fig.) [353], [354]
red[351], [352]
scarlet, see crimson.
stone, see rabbit-foot.
zig-zag[352]
See, also, "Alfalfa," "Medics," "Melilots."
Cocoons[58], [59], [167]-[169]
of cecropia moth[167], [168]
codlin-moth[508]
lace-winged fly[539], [540], [543]
promethea moth[168], [169]
tent caterpillar(Fig.) [233], [235]
"woolly-bear"[211], [539]
Cockle[363]
Cold-blooded animals[199]
Coleus[370], [372]
Common blue butterfly, see "Butterflies."
Cones, of arborvitae[345], [347]
hemlock[344], [347]
balsam fir[343], [347]
Austrian pine[338], [339], (Fig.) [340], [346]
pitch pine[337], [338], [346]
Scotch pine[338], [339], [346]
white pine(Fig.) [335], [336], [346]
black spruce[341], [342], [346]
Norway spruce[341], (Fig.) [342], [346]
red spruce[342], [347]
white spruce[342], [346]
Corn, Indian[397]-[407], [409]-[414], [485]-[488], [571]
Coreopsis[383]
Corydalis[138]
Cowbird[261], [262]
Crane-fly, see "Flies."
Crayfish[150]
Creek chub[165]
Crickets[59], [66], [543]
Crocus[582], [583], [588]
Crow[197], [284], [287]-[290], [501], [502]
Cross-fertilization, see "Pollination."
Currants[305], [370], [373], (Fig.) [374], [375]
Currant-worms[68]
Cuttings[369]-[378]
Cutworms[288], [400], [501]
Cyanide bottle[216], [217]
Dace, black-nosed[159]
Daffodils[582]-[588]
Dahlia[564]
Dairy products, value in N. Y. State[489]
Damping-off[370], [371]
Damsel-flies[136], [154]
Dandelion[362], [363], [481], [482]
Darter, Johnny[163]
Delta[103], [131], [132], [133]
Dew[83]
Dobson[137], [138]
Dock[362], [380]
Dodder[360]
Dog-day harvest fly, see "Cicada."
Domestic animals[70], [414]
See, also, "Horses," "Poultry."
Doves[254], [261], [264]
Dragon-flies[136], [154], [155], [222]
Ducks[522]-[524], [525], [526]
Duck-weed[148]
Eel-grass[147], [148]
Eggs, of ants[246]
caterpillars[210], [229], [230], (Fig.) [235]
cicada[530], [534]
frogs[188]
grasshoppers[210]
lace-winged fly[539], [543]
mosquito[238], [239]
domestic fowls[524], [525]
salamanders[188]
spiders[181]-[183], [211], [288]
toads[186]-[189], [200]
Egg-shell farms[456], [566], [573]-[576]
Electric-light bug, see "giant water bug" under "Bugs."
Elm, American[300], [303], (Fig.) [308], [309], [310]-[316], [330]
slippery, (Fig.)[299], [300], [301], [303]
struggle for existence[361]
Entomological supplies, dealers in[226]
Evaporation[82]
Evergreens[333]-[347]
See special kinds.
Fall web-worm, see "Caterpillars."
Ferns[76], [362]
Finch, grass, see "vesper sparrow" under "Sparrows."
purple[261], [265], [266]
Fir, balsam[343], [347]
Fireweed[364]
Fish[69], [149], [150], [157]-[166]
See special fish.
Flicker, see "Woodpeckers."
Flies[62], [224]
black[139]
crane(Fig.) [223]
hellgrammite[138]
horse[210]
house[63]
pomace(Fig.) [222]
Flood-plain[104], [130]
Flowers, pistillate[400]
staminate[400]
study of[71], [72]
Fog[83], [86], [88], [89]
Foods, value of various kinds[411], [412]
bulletins on[413]
Forestry[75]
Fossils[107]
Frog[150], [151], [188], [189], [501]
Frost[426], [427]
Fruits[71], [72]
Galls[61]
pine-cone willow[135], [136]
Gardens, children's[36], [37], [40], [379]-[383], [559]-[566], [569]-[571], [573]-[576]
Geese[520]-[522], [525], [526]
Geraniums[370], [372], [419]
Giant water-bug, see "Bugs."
Germination[560]-[562], [566], [573]-[576]
of bean[291], [460]-[466]
squash[291]-[295]
Glacial scratches(Fig.) [104], [105], [108], [109], [110]
Glacier(Fig.) [100], [104]-[113]
Gladiolus[564]
Gold-fish[150]
Gooseberries[305], [373], [375]
Grackle, bronzed[261], [262], [263]
Grafting[374]-[378]
Grape(Fig.) [363], [364], [370], [373], [375]
Grape hyacinth[588]
Grass[362], [363], [364], [380]
Grasshoppers[56], [59], [62], [63], [66], [210], [288], [524]
Guinea-pigs[70]
Hail[88], [89]
Hawthorn[374]
Hay, value as crop in N. Y. State[489]
Hellgrammite fly, see "Flies."
Hemlock[343]-[345], [347]
Hepatica[391]-[393], [477], [478]
Hibernation, of butterflies[61], [238]
mosquitoes[238]
toad[199], [200]
"woolly-bear"[539]
Hickory, buds[329], (Fig.) [330]
small-fruited shagbark(Fig.) [298], [300]
pignut(Fig.) [298], [300]
High-hole, see "flicker" under "Woodpeckers."
Horse-chestnut(Fig.) [474]
Horse-fly, see "Flies."
Horses[589]-[594]
See, also, "Domestic Animals."
Horticulture[75]
House-fly, see "Flies."
Hyacinth[582], [583], [586], [588]
Ichneumon flies[210]
Imperial moth, see "Moths."
Indian turnip, see "Jack-in-the-Pulpit."
Insects, cage for[539], (Fig.) [540]
how to collect and preserve[213]-[226]
of a brook[135]-[140]
suggestions for study[58]-[69]
Isabella moth, see "Moths."
Jack-in-the-Pulpit[395], [396], [479], [480]
Johnny Darters, see "Darter."
June bug, see "Bugs."
Katydid[66]
Kingfisher[261], [266]
Knotweed[262]
Lace-winged fly[539], [540], [543], [544]
Lady-bugs, see "Bugs."
Leaf-miners[60]
Leaf-rollers[60]
basswood(Fig.) [224]
Leaf-scars[474]
of evergreens[334]
Leaves, autumn colors[71], [426], [427], [483]
fall of[427]
functions of[424], [425], [426], [483]
Lenses[228]
Lettuce[563], [564]
Lightning[89], [91]
Lilac[305]
Lime[118]
Lobster[50]
Locusts, mouth parts[530]
seventeen-year, see "Cicada."
Lucerne, see "Alfalfa."
Luna moths, see "Moths."
Maple, black[428]
box elder[428]
goose-foot, see striped.
mountain[427], (Fig.) [429]
Norway, [329], [428]
planting of[446]
red[428], (Fig.) [429], (Fig.) [473]
silver[428]
striped[427], (Fig.) [428]
sugar[73], [74], [329], [423]-[430]
swamp, see red.
Maple sugar[431]-[434]
Maps, construction of[202]-[205]
Martins[254]
May-flies[138], [139]
Meadow-lark[261], [263], [264], [274]
Medics[350], [351]
black[355]
hop, see black.
toothed[355]
spotted[355]
See, also, "Alfalfa."
Melilots[350], [351]
white sweet clover[356]
yellow sweet clover[356]
Bokhara clover[356]
Mice[69]
Milkweed butterfly, see "Butterflies."
Mineral matter, in seeds[410], [411]
in soils [100]
Minnows[149], [165]
Monarch butterfly, see "Butterflies."
Moraine[110]
Mosquitoes[58], [59], [62], [153], [154], [237]-[241], [272]
Moths, how to collect[222]
how to distinguish from butterflies[224]
life cycle[169]
basswood leaf-roller(Fig.) [224]
cecropia[167], [168]
clothes[68]
codlin[68], [468]-[471], [508]
imperial(Fig.) [225]
Isabella tiger[539], (Fig.) [542]
luna(Fig.) [226]
promethea[167], [168], [169]
scallop-shell[61]
tussock[68]
underwing(Fig.) [225]
Moulting, of caterpillars[232]
cicada[531]
snake[198]
toad[198], [199]
Mudwasps, see "Wasps."
Mulching, of soil[120], [121], [122], [380], [381]
Mullein[362], [579]
Museum pests[219], [220]
Mushrooms[74]
Narcissus[582], [583], [588]
oriental[585], [586]
Nature-study, outline of movement[21]-[29]
suggestions for (graded course and bibliography)[55]-[79]
what it is[11]-[20]
Nettles[364]
N. Y. Teachers, An appeal to[31]-[43]
N. Y. State Teachers' Library[148]
Nitella(Fig.) [148], [149]
Nitrogen[350], [360]
Note-taking[455]-[457], [458], [459], [460]-[466]
Nuthatch, white-breasted[283]-[286]
red-breasted[285]
Nutmeg[409]
Oaks, grafting of[374]
scarlet[300]
swamp white[300]
Oil, in seeds[398], [405], [410]
Oriole[515], [516]
Parsley[363]
Parsnips[257]
Parrot's feather(Fig.) [148], [149]
Peaches[328], [375], [377]
Pear[374], [375]
Pepperidge[300], [301], [304], [309]
Petunias[383]
Phlox[383]
Phœbe[280], [361], [363]
Pigeons[254]
Pigweeds[362], [367]
Pines, Austrian[338], [339], (Fig.) [340], [346]
pitch[336]-[338], [346]
Scotch[338], [339], [346]
Pitchforks[362]
Plantain[362]
Plants, breeding of[389], [390], [405]-[407], [411]
planting of[367], [368]
physiology of[72], [73], [74], [142], [424]-[427]
societies of[361]-[365]
Plums[375], [377]
Plum curculio, see "Beetles."
Pokeweed[364]
Pollination[351], [352], [400]
Polliwogs, see "Tadpoles."
Pomace flies, see "Flies."
Ponies[593], [594]
Pop-corn[488]
Poplar, Carolina[444]
cutting of[373]
Lombardy[301], (Fig.) [303], [304]
Poppies[383]
Potatoes[370], [374], [385]-[390], [407]
Pot-holes[133]
Poultry[517]-[527]
See, also, "Domestic Animals."
Predaceous diving beetles, see "Beetles."
Promethea moth, see "Moths."
Protective coloration[62], [63]
Protein[398], [405]
Pruning[417]-[421], [444], [475], [476]
Pumpkin[401]
Pupa, of ants[244], [245], [246]
butterflies, see "Chrysalids."
mosquitoes[239], [240]
moths, see "Chrysalids."
Quince[374]
Rabbit[56], [70]
Radish[563], [564]
Ragweed[362], [579]
Raindrops[86], [88], [89], [90]
Rainfall[119], [123]
Raspberry[305], [375]
Robin[238], [261], [499], [500]
Rock flour[110]
Roots, growing point of[293], [294]
Rose(Fig.) [371]
Rust, on asters[381], [382]
Salamanders[188], [197], [501], [539]-[544]
Sand[117], [120]
Sapsucker,see "Woodpeckers."
Sassafras[301], (Fig.) [302], [309]
Scale insects[68]
Scallop-shell moth, see "Moths."
School grounds, improvement of[35], [38]-[41], [437]-[447], [566]-[568], [571], [572]
Schoolroom, The[9]
Scion, see "Cion."
Seed, dispersal of[72]
dormant[409], [410]
uses of stored food[409]-[414]
See, also, "Germination."
Shiner[162], [165]
Shower, A Summer[81]-[91]
Silage[403]
Siphon[144]
Skipper, silver spotted[61]
Sleep, of flowers[72]
Slug[149]
Smartweed[362], [380]
Snakes[197], [198], [501]
Snails[143], [148], [149]
Snow[84], [85], [93]-[97], [453], [454]
Snowball bush[305]
Snowdrops[582], [583], [588]
Snowflakes[588]
Soil[99]-[114]
value of various kinds[115]-[124]
in school gardens[560], [570], [571], [574], [579], [581]
Sparrows, fox[264], [265]
song[261], [265]
tree[265]
white-crowned[265]
Sparrows, white-throated[261], [265]
vesper[265]
Spiders[65], [66], [68], [69], [171]-[183], [211], [249], [288]
Spraying[68], [69]
Springs[126]
Spruce, black[341]-[343], [346]
Norway[339]-[341], (Fig.) [342], [346]
red[342], [343], [347]
Squash[291]-[295], [407]
Squill[588]
Squirrel, red[435], [436]
black[435]
how to study[69]
Starch[331], [386], [387], [398], [405], [410], [483]
Stems, growing point of[295]
Stickleback[163]
Stink-bugs, see "Bugs."
Stock, for grafting[374]
Stone-flies[138], [140]
Storms, snow[93]-[97], [453], [454]
thunder[86], [87], [90]
Stratification[133]
Stream-cutting[127]-[129], [133]
Stream deposition[104], [130], [133]
Struggle for existence[74], [75], [361], [410], [418]
Sumac[431], [433], [466]
Sunfish[161]
Sweet clover, see "Melilots."
Sweet-peas[379]-[383], [564]
Swallow, tree[254]
Tadpoles[135], [189]-[193]
Tape-grass[147], [148]
Terrarium[207]-[212], [537]-[544]
Thistle[364], [579]
Thunder[89]
Thorn-apple[301], (Fig.) [303], [309]
Tillage[570], [571]
Tomato[374]
Trees, winter aspect of[297]-[305]
how to draw[307]-[316]
how to plant[444]-[446]
see special kinds.
Tree-toads[188], [189], [210]
Tussock moth, see "Moths."
Underwing moth, see "Moths."
Virginia creeper[444]
Vireo[515]
Verbena[372]
Vegetables[71]
Viceroy butterfly, see "Butterflies."
Walking-sticks[63]
Warm-blooded[199]
Wasps[62], [63], (Fig.) [224]
mud[136]
Water[120], [126]
Water boatmen, see "Bugs."
Watercress[148]
Waterfalls[129], [133]
Water-milfoil(Fig.) [148], [149]
Water-purslane(Fig.) [148], [149]
Water-scavenger beetle, see "Beetle."
Water-scorpion, see "Bugs."
Water-strider, see "Bugs."
Water-tiger[152]
Weeds[74]
Wheat[411]
Whirligig beetle, see "Beetles."
Willows[305], [373], [443], [446]
pussy[330]
Wire-grass[362]
Wire-worms[400]
Woodpeckers[269]-[277], [505]-[513]
downy[269], [270], [271], [284], [507]-[510]
flicker[274]-[277], [512], [513]
golden-winged, see flicker.
hairy[269], [270], [271], [284]
red-head[272], [505]-[507]
sapsucker[270], [271], [272], [510]-[512]
Wrens,[254]
Yarup, see "flicker" under "Woodpeckers."
Yellow-hammer, see "flicker" under "Woodpeckers."
Zinnias[383]