Everyday Objects; Or, Picturesque Aspects of Natural History. - W. H. Davenport Adams

"Academy," the, quoted, [369-371].
Achtysia, the genus, characteristics of, [353].
Æshna grandis, described, [178];
forcipata, [178], [179].
Agaricus Cæsareus, the, description of, [333], [334].
Agarics, varieties of, characterised, [335], [336].
Agarions, the, general characteristics of their form, [79].
Agarion virgo, the, described, [179].
Alps, the, an excursion among, [256-260].
Alpine snail, the, remarkable transparency of, [71].
Amanita muscaria, the, described, [328-330];
its poisonous properties, [331-333].
Amanita solitarius, the, description of, [331].
Amphibia, the, number of species of, [361], [362].
Anaximander, the author of the "Uranometria," his enumeration of the stars, [25].
Ancients, the, their notion of the earth's shape, [104-107].
Anemones, the, blossoming time of, [157], [158];
their sensitiveness to atmospheric changes, [158];
varieties of, [159];
references to, by Drayton, [159-161].
Animal life, distribution of, [357], [366].
Antipodes, the, existence of, believed in by the ancients, [107];
proved by Columbus, [108], [109].
Arabs of the desert, the, their nomenclature for the stars, [22], [23].
Aratus, the author of "Phenomena," quoted, [22].
Arctic vole, the, discovery of, by M. Hugi, [50], [51];
described by its discoverer, [51];
examined and named by M. Martins, [51], [52].
Arcturus, the star, its colour, [23].
Argesilaus, the author of the "Uranometria," his enumeration of the stars, [25].
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, his theory of the globe's sphericity, [106];
on the mole's want of sight, [267].
Articulata, the, number of the species of, [362], [363].
Arum, the, described, [161], [162];
its root, [163];
its alimentary properties, [163];
its various species, [164], [165].
Asterisms, origin of, [14].
Atmosphere, the, illumination of, [313].
Autumn, aspect of nature in, [366], [367].
Bailey, P. J., the poet, quoted, [3].
Balfour, Professor J. H., quoted, [208];
on the diffusion of plants, [321-324].
Bearded pink. See Sweet William.
Birds, number of the species of, [359], [360].
Black Hellebore, the, described, [168].
Boehm, M. Joseph, his theory of the rise of sap, [136], [137].
Boletus, the, of the Romans, [334].
Boraginaceæ, the, characteristics of, [239-241].
Bosc, the French naturalist, his reference to the alimentary properties of the Arum, [163];
his career sketched, [163].
Boyle, Robert, on the contemplation of the universe, [101], [102].
Bradley, the astronomer, his discovery of the nutation of the earth, [12].
Browning, Mrs E. B., her poetry characterised, [337];
her "Aurora Leigh" quoted, [337], [338].
Bug, the harvest, description of, [349-352].
Burton, of the "Anatomy of Melancholy," quoted, [240].
Buttercup, the, its bulbous roots, [166];
its stimulating properties, [167].
Byron, Lord, the poet, quoted, [101].
Cæsalpin, the botanist, on the Solanum nigrum, [86].
Callisto, the legend of, [9].
Calypso, the island of, referred to, [19].
Calyx, the, of flowers, parts of, [211].
Campbell, Thomas, the poet, quoted, [236], [237].
Candolle, De, his opinions on the nature of red snow, [41], [42].
Cardinal points of the compass, how to ascertain our position in reference to the, [7], [8];
process of determination of the, [17-19].
Carew, Thomas, the poet, quoted, [100].
Carnations, characterised by Jeremy Taylor and Drayton, [371];
described, [372];
varieties of, [373].
Carnivora, the, distribution of, [358].
Cassini, Jacques, his theory of the earth's form, [111], [112].
Castle pink, the, described, [375], [376].
Castelnau, the Count of, quoted, [363], [364].
Cereals, the, range of, [323], [324].
Cetacea, the, distribution of, [358];
described, [208-215];
curious forms of, [220-223].
Chaldeans, the, their conception of the earth's shape, [105].
Chamois, the, described, [56], [57].
Chaucer, the poet, his description of the daisy quoted, [138], [140].
Cheese mite, the, where found, [354];
its ugly form, [355], [356].
Chomel, the botanist, on the medical properties of the daisy, [146], [147].
Chlorophyll, experiments in, [368], [369].
Chrysomela salicinia, the, described, [72].
Clare, John, the Northamptonshire poet, on the dragon-fly, [175].
Clematis, the, described, [168];
celebrated by Keats, [168].
Columbus, Christopher, his demonstration of the existence of the Antipodes, [108], [109].
Compass, the, points of, [7].
Constellations, table of the number of stars in the northern, southern, and zodiacal, [27], [28].
Convallaria majalis. See Lily of the Valley.
Convolvulus, the, described, [383], [384].
Copernicus, the astronomer, his theory of the earth's rotundity, [110];
antiquity of his so-called theory, [118], [119].
Cornwall, Barry, the poet, quoted, [229].
Corolla, the, of flowers, [214], [215], [223];
varieties of, [225-229].
Crabbe, George, the poet, quotation from, [288].
Cynodon dactylon, the, described, [91-93].
Daisy, the, described by Chaucer, [138], [140];
by Cowper, [139];
by James Montgomery and William Browne, [140];
its vegetation, [140], [141];
described, [142-145];
referred to by the ancients, [145];
and by the botanists of the Middle Ages, [146];
characterised by Wepfer, Tournefort, and Garidel, [147];
its medical properties, [146], [147];
George Withers' tribute to, [148];
celebrated by Wordsworth, [149], [150];
by Shakespeare and Milton, [151], [152].
Darwin, Erasmus, the poet, on the pimpernel, [261].
David's Chariot, position of, [8], [9].
Day and night, varying length of, [198], [199].
Delphos, the "navel of the world," [107].
Democritus, the philosopher, on the Milky Way, [25].
Dent de Jaman, the, described, [257].
Desor, M., the Swiss naturalist, his discovery of the snow-flea, [72], [73].
Desoria saltans, the, described, [73];
glacialis, description of, [74].
Dial, floral, referred to and exemplified, [217], [218].
Diodorus, the historian, quoted, [93], [94].
Dioscorides, the author of "Materia Medica," his reference to Mercury's plant, [81];
on the Agrostis, [95].
Diurnal movement of the stars, origin of its discovery, [16].
Dobell, Sydney, the poet, quoted, [129], [131].
Dogma, folly of, [292].
Dog Mercury, the, its power of propagation, [77], [78];
described by Mr Sowerby, [78];
how distinguished from weeds, [79];
its diœcious character, [80];
mentioned by Pliny the naturalist, [80], [81];
and by Dioscorides, [81];
its disappearance before the power of snow, [81].
Dog-star, the. See Sirius.
Dog's-tooth grass, the, characteristics of, features of, described, [91-93];
its emollient properties, [96].
Draco, the constellation of, known to the ancients, [22].
Dragon-fly, the, described by the poets, [174], [175];
its destructive properties, [175];
the female, [182], [183];
its metamorphosis, [183-187].
Drayton, Michael, the poet, his description of a spring-time posy, [159-161];
on carnations, [371].
Drummond, William, the poet, quoted, [399], [400].
Dutrochet, the philosopher, his theory of the rise of sap, [136].
Eagle, the, its affection for the mountains, [57];
its flight described, [58-62];
its nest, [62];
the various species of, [62], [63].
Earth, the, shape of, as conceived by Homer and Hesiod, [103], [104];
by Seneca, [104];
by the Chaldeans, Anaximander, Anaximenes, and Zenophanes, [105];
by Plato, [105], [106];
by Eudoxes and Aristotle, [106];
by the Greeks and Hebrews, [107];
a problem, [398], [399].
Earwig, the, form of, described, [278-280].
Edelwein, the, in the Alps, description of, [418].
Flammarion, M., on coloured stars, [414], [415].
Flos Adonis, the, legend connected with, [169].
Forficulæ, the, group of, characteristics of, [286].
Forget-me-not, the, celebrated by Campbell the poet, [236], [237];
described by Miss Pratt, [238];
analysis of its form, [238], [239];
legends connected with, [239], [240].
Friendship, the test of, [141].
Frigid zones, the, position of, [45], [46];
the lizards of, described, [70], [71].
Galileo, his discoveries in gravitation, [110], [111].
Ganges, the banks of, described, [248].
Garidel, the botanist, on the medical properties of the daisy, [147].
Garden-lily, the, described, [248].
Garden-nightshade, the, its extreme fertility, [82];
description of, [83];
by Tournefort, [84], [85], [89];
its various forms, [85];
its medical properties, [85-87].
Genesis, the book of, quoted, [191].
Gentiana lutea, the, its medical properties, [254].
Gentiana campestris, described, [256], [257].
Gentianaceæ, the family of, its characteristics described, [252-255];
a Lilliputian specimen of, [255].
Gentians, the, of the Alps, description of, [10].
Gerard, the botanist, quoted, [418].
Gesner, Conrad, the botanist, on the tulip, [154].
Goethe, J. Wolfgang, the poet, quoted, [191].
Gold-crowned wren, the, description of, [64];
its partiality to the society of other birds, [64], [65];
its gymnastic accomplishments, [65];
its cosmopolitan character, [65], [66];
its smallness of size, [66].
Graetz's balls, origin of, stated, [55], [56].
Gramineæ, the, general characteristics of, [88-90];
how described by the naturalists of the Middle Ages, [95], [96].
Gramen, the, Pliny the historian on, [94], [95].
Grasshopper, the, described by Leigh Hunt, [274].
Great Bear, the, origin of the story of, [9], [10];
Homer's reference to, [10].
Grew, the botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [124];
on the calyx of flowers, [211].
Hay, aromatic, an instance of, [258].
Heat, the action of, described, [313-317].
Heavens, the, movement in, [115], [116].
Hebrews, the, their conception of the earth's supports in space, [107].
Hedgerows, the, wild climbing plants of, [382], [383].
Hepatica, the, described, [168], [169].
Herbs, the food of the primitive Egyptians, [93], [94].
Hipparchus, the astronomer, his discovery of the precession of the equinoxes, [116];
his astronomical researches, [291], [292].
Homer, the poet, his reference to the Great Bear, [10], [19];
and to Orion, [15];
his scientific knowledge, [19];
his conception of the earth's shape, [103], [104];
quoted, [210].
Honeycomb, the, of the bee, described, [85].
Honeysuckle, the, celebrated by Scott, Burns, and Drayton, [380].
Hood, Thomas, the poet, quoted, [190].
Horace, the poet, quoted, [103].
House leek, the, in the Alps, described, [418].
Houston, Professor, his table of the distribution of wheat and barley, [324], [325].
Howitt, Mary, the poetess, on the dragon-fly, [175].
Hugi, M., the Swiss naturalist, his discovery of the Arctic vole, [49-51].
Humanity, the future of, [393].
Human power, limitation of, [394].
Hunt, Leigh, his poem on the grasshopper, quoted, [274].
Huygens, the savant, his researches into the laws of gravitation, [111].
Immortality, an emblem of, in the metamorphosis of the caterpillar, [402], [403].
Infusoria, the, number of, [365].
Inglis, Henry, the traveller, quoted, [142].
Insects, the various orders of, enumerated, [280];
the number of species of, [363], [364].
Jonson, Ben, the dramatist, quoted, [207], [248], [400].
Kane, Dr Elisha, the American explorer, his Arctic experiences, [39].
Keats, the poet, quoted, [29], [168], [190], [244], [298].
Kepler, the astronomer, his adoption of the theory of the earth's rotundity, [110].
Lactantius, on the non-existence of the Antipodes, [108].
La Hire, the French botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [134].
Landscape, a wintry, described, [5].
Leaf-wasp, the, its mode of depositing its larvæ, [71], [72].
Le Monnier, the French astronomer, on the theory of the nutation of the earth, [123].
Lesser celandine, the, celebrated by Wordsworth, [166];
described, [166].
Libellula cancellata, described, [177].
Libellula grandis, described, [178].
Libellulæ, the family of, its characteristics, [174-183]. See Dragon-fly.
Libellulites, the family of, its general characteristics, [179], [180].
Liberty, a plea for intellectual, [407].
Life, origin of, speculated upon, [390], [391].
Light, the nature of, [192], [193];
physiological facts concerning, [194-196];
the theory of, [197], [198];
chemical action of, [312], [313].
Liliaceæ, the family of, its characteristics, [249], [250].
Lily of the field, the, of the Gospels, described, [242], [243].
Lily of the valley, the, described by Shakespeare, [242];
its native countries, [242].
Little Bear, the, position of, [11], [12];
distinct from the Great Bear, [12];
first recognised by the Phœnicians, [20].
Little Vulcan, the, butterfly, described by Agassiz, [71].
Longfellow, the poet, his description of Orion, [13];
quoted, [128], [129].
Lychnis, the, described, [418].
Macgillivray, the naturalist, quoted, [59], [60].
Macmillan, Rev. Hugh, quoted, [42-44].
Malpighi, the botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [135].
Mammalia, the, summarised, [360].
Manilius, the poet, his references to the Great Bear, quoted, [20], [21].
Mant, Bishop, quoted, [63], [64].
Mariotte, the botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [135].
Marmot, the, described, [53];
its habits, [53], [54];
the various species of, [55].
Mars, the planet, referred to, [301], [302].
Marsupialia, the, distribution of, [358].
Martins, M., the naturalist, his examination and description of the Arctic vole, [51], [52].
Marvell, Andrew, the poet, quoted, [217].
Matter, forms of living, [388], [389].
Mercurialis annua. See Dog Mercury.
Metamorphosis, the function of, in nature, [401], [402].
Milton, his allusion to the daisy, quoted, [151], [152].
Mole, the, peculiar movements of, [265], [266];
described, [267];
Aristotle and Pliny on its want of sight, [267];
its hands and fingers, [268];
its favourite haunts, [269];
marvellous properties ascribed to, [270], [271].
Mole-cricket, the, its form and habits described, [273-278].
Mollusca, the, number of species of, [362].
Moon, influence of, on the weather, [30], [31].
Moore, Thomas, the poet, his characterisation of the dragon-fly, [174];
his allusion to the water-lily of the East, [246].
Mountain pink, the, described, [374], [375].
Mushroom, the, how to be distinguished, [327], [328];
some varieties of, described, [329-337].
Mutability, the lesson of, [316].
Myosotis palustris. See Forget-me-not.
Nature, beauty and suggestiveness of, [339];
our imperfect knowledge of, [341], [342];
the infinite diversity of, [365].
Nebria escheri described, [72];
chevrierii, [72].
Newman, Mr, author of "History of British Insects," quoted, [285].
Newton, Sir Isaac, his theories as to the form of the earth, [111], [112].
Nuphar lutea, the, described, [245].
Nutation of the earth, the, explained, [120], [121], [123];
its discovery, [121], [122].
Observer, the, of nature, [4], [5].
Œnothera biennis, described, [216], [218], [219].
Orion, the occultation of, its position in the heavens, [14];
its place in the old mythology, [15].
Pachydermata, the, distribution of, [359].
Parry, Captain, on the nature of red snow, [41].
Perianth, the, of flowers, [208].
Perrault, the botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [135].
Petals, the, of flowers, described, [109], [224-227].
Phœnicians, the, their knowledge of the Great and Little Bears, [20], [21].
Physalis alkekengi, described, [222].
Pilgran, the meteorologist, his researches into the nature of climate, [31].
Pimpernel, the, all about, [260-264].
Pinks, the various kinds of, described, [374].
Planets, the, whether inhabited, [395].
Plants, discovery of the sex of, [207];
appropriate to certain soils, [320], [321];
diffusion of, [321-325];
classification of, [343-345].
Plato, the philosopher, his notion of the form of the globe, [105], [106].
Pliny, the naturalist, on numbering the stars, [25];
his reference to red snow, [39];
and to the mercurialis, [80], [81];
on the gramen, [94], [95];
his reference to the daisy, [146];
on the mole, [270], [271].
Plutarch, the historian, on the probability of the existence of the antipodes, [108].
Podura plumbea, the, described, [74], [75].
Polar Star, the, its position in the heavens, [18].
Poles, day at the, [200], [201].
Polygala vulgaris, the, described, [213].
Pointers, constellation of the, referred to, [22].
Pratt, Miss, on the forget-me-not, [238].
Proctor, R. A., on solar phenomena, [410], [411].
Protococcus nivalis, the plant described, [42-44].
Prunella, the, or "self-heal," described, [230-233].
Ptolemæus, his enumeration of the constellations, [24];
his acquaintance with the so-called Copernican theory, [119];
astronomical theories of, [297], [298].
Pythagoras, the philosopher, his familiarity with the so-called Copernican theory, [119].
Quadrumana, the, distribution of, [357], [358].
Ramond, the naturalist, his researches in the natural history of red snow, [40], [41].
Ranunculaceæ, the, general characteristics of, [166-169].
Ray, the botanist, on the daisy, [146].
Red-billed crow, the, its appearance described, [68], [69];
its habits, [69];
the history of one which had been tamed, [69], [70].
Red snow, known to Pliny, the naturalist, [39];
first described scientifically by De Saussure, [39], [40];
discovered by Ramond in the Pyrenees, [40];
by Captain Ross in Baffin's Bay, [41];
described by Sir John Ross, [41];
a fungus (?) [41].
Reptiles, the, distribution of, [361].
Rhizomes, or trailing roots, referred to, [88], [89].
Rhodius, Apollonius, the poet, quoted, [20].
Rodentia, the, distribution of, [358].
Rogers, the poet, quoted, [403].
Ruminantia, the, how distributed, [358].
Salamanca, the council of, referred to, [108].
Sap, the circulation of, [132];
its ascent and descent, [133];
theories concerning the rise of, [134-137].
Saussure, Benedict de, the naturalist, his observations on red snow, [39], [40].
Science, unselfishness of, [76];
the peculiar characteristics of, [133].
Scutellariæ, the, characteristics of, indicated, [235], [236].
Seasons, the, changes of, [204], [205].
Seneca, the philosopher, his conception of the earth's support in space, [104].
Shakespeare, his allusions to the daisy, quoted, [150], [151];
the lily described by, [242].
Shelley, the poet, quoted, [152].
Sirius, the star, its colour, [26];
deleterious influence ascribed to, by the Greeks, [23], [24].
Snow, the, preservation of the germ of life in seeds and roots, [32];
its composition, [32], [33];
the reason of its preservative qualities, [34];
in the form of crystals, [34]; a reflector of light, [37];
its utility to the agriculturist, [37];
in the polar regions, [38], [39];
red snow, which see.
Snow-bunting, the, description of, [66], [67];
its favourite localities, [67], [68].
Snow, perpetual, the line of, where situated, [47];
its variations, [48].
Snow-flea, the, its discovery narrated, [72], [73];
its generic characters, [74].
Soapwort, the, described, [378];
its juice, [378], [379].
Soil, effect of temperature upon, [317];
cultivation of, [318-320];
plants appropriate to different kinds of, [320], [321].
Solanum nigrum, the, described, [82-85].
Solar corona, the, nature of, [409-412].
Solar eclipse of 1870, the, considered, [407-412].
Solstices, the summer and winter, [45].
Somerville, Mrs, quoted, [289].
Sowerby, Mr, on the Mercurialis annua, [78].
Species, number of vegetable, [339], [340], [347], [348];
number of animal, [356].
Spencer, Edmund, the poet, quoted, [2].
Spring, the awakening of, described, [127-131].
Staphylium olens, described, [271-273].
Stars, the, their infinite number, [4];
their diurnal movement, [15-17];
coloured, [412-417].
Stellaria, the, characteristics of, enumerated, [378].
Strickland, Miss, on the legend of the forget-me-not, [240].
Struve, Otto, his computation of the number of the stars, [25], [26].
Sun, the, movements of, in the heavens, [292-296];
length of its radius, [296], [297].
Sweetbriar, the, celebrated by Spenser, Milton, Scott, and Drayton, [380];
by Shakespeare, [381].
Taylor, Jeremy, on carnations, [371].
Telescopes, importance of their invention to science, [26].
Temperate zones, the, reference to, [45].
Temperature, effect of, on soil, [317].
Tennyson, Alfred, the poet, quoted, [6], [7], [57], [183], [247], [319].
Theophrastus, an ancient writer, on the Agrostis, [95].
Thomson, James, the poet, quoted, [32], [100].
Thought, freedom of, asserted, [311];
indestructibility of, [392].
Toaldo, the Italian meteorologist, his researches into the phenomena of climate, [31].
Tournefort, the naturalist, his description of the Solanum nigrum, [84], [85], [87];
quoted, [96], [234];
on the medical properties of the daisy, [147].
Tragus, the botanist, his account of the Solanum nigrum, [86].
Triticum repens, the, described, [93].
Tschudi, M., the naturalist, his description of a red-billed crow, quoted, [69], [70].
Tulip, the, described, [152], [153];
its introduction into Europe, [153];
its cultivation, [154], [155].
Twilight, phenomena of, [205].
Vertebrata, the, orders of, [362].
Vole, the Arctic. See Arctic vole.
Voltaire, François Arouet, his popularisation of the Newtonian philosophy, [113].
Walton, Isaak, his eulogium on the strawberry, [244].
Water, the crystallisation of, instanced and described, [36], [37].
Water-lily, the, described by Keats and Mrs Hemans, [244];
by Wordsworth, [245];
analysis of its form, [245];
of the East, described, [246].
Water-ranunculus, the, description of, [167].
Winters, instances of some severe, [29], [30].
Winter-time, appropriate for the observation of celestial phenomena, [3];
the passing away of, and merging into spring, [96], [97].
Withering, the botanist, on the Solanum nigrum, [86].
Wither, George, the poet, his tribute to the daisy, quoted, [148].
Wood-louse, the, its characteristics enumerated, [169-172];
another species of, [173].
Wordsworth, William, the poet, his celebration of the daisy, quoted, [149], [150];
his poem on the lesser celandine, [166];
his reference to the lily of the valley, [245];
quoted, [375].
Wren, the, described by Bishop Mant, [63], [64];
its habits stated, [64].
Yellow water-lily, the, description of, [245].
Zodiac, the, constellations of, [114], [115].
Zootoca pyrrhogastra, the, described, [70].

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