Cactus opuntia, described, 142.
Camphor-tree, the, useful properties
of, 106.

Caoutchouc, introduced as an article
of commerce, 145; applied to many
uses, 145; how obtained, 146; its
chemical properties, 146, 147.
Carbonic acid, its fatal effects, 35.
Carex arenaria, uses of the, 159.
Caryophyllus aromaticus, 109.
Cassava bread, 200.

Cedar, the, varieties of, 120-126; dura-
bility of its wood, its cone-like
type, 126; unity of its parts, 127; its
ancient estimation, 127, 128; its
three principal genera, 128.
Cedars in England, examples of, 125.
Cephalotus follicularis, described, 151.
Cerbera Tanghin, poisonous properties
of, 136, 137.

Child, Dr. Chapman, quoted, 68.
Chinchona-tree, the, described, 184:
by whom discovered, 184; its na-
turalization in India, 185.
Chocolate, historical account of, 166,
167; its nutritive qualities, 167.
Cider, preparation of, 174.
Cinnamon-tree, the, products of, 166.
Cloves, whence obtained, 169.
Cocoa-nut palm, species of, 107; de-
scription of, 107, 108; manifold uses
of, 108, 109.

Cocos de Mer, the, story of, 110.
Coffee, historical account of, 180, 181.
Coffee-plant, the, described, 181.
Coleridge, quoted, 15, 21.

Copal-tree, the, product of, 137.
Corosso-palm, the, described, 103.

Cotton, whence obtained, 186.
Cowper, quoted, 190.

Crabbe, quoted, 16.

Domdaniel, the cavern of, allusion to,
13.

Doran, Dr., quoted, 164.
Doum palm, the, fruit of, 106.
Dutrochet, Dr., quoted, 245, 246.
Dyes, vegetable, 188.

ELECTRICITY, allusions to the wonders
of, 19.

England, remarkable cedars in, 125.
English trees characterized, 71.
Eriodendron Samaüma, described, 79,
80.

Erl-King, the, legend of, 13, 14.
Eucalypti, the gum-yielding properties
of, 169.

Euphorbium tribe, the, characteristics
of, 142, 143.

FAIRY tales, the fascination of, 9, 10.
Fan-leaved palm, the, described, 97.
Flowers, poetical association of, 47;
our familiarity with, 48; their value
to all, 48; their colours, 48, 49; need
of light, 50; scent, 51, 52; structure,
53-56.

Forest in the Rocky Mountains de-
scribed, 85.

Forest, the, attractions of, 69; asso-
ciations of, 70; interest and wonder
of, 70, 71; of the Tropics, 73-76.
Fortunatus, the story of, 12, 13.
Fruits, original locality of some of
our, 165, 166.
Fungi, edible, 162.

GOETHE, the poet, quoted, 14; his
theory of the development of plants,
31.

Gossypium, the, 186.

Grapes, how gathered in the East, 173.

tained, 175; its effects, 176.

Heather, practical value of, 158, 159.
Hemans, Mrs., quoted, 41.

Hemp, useful qualities of, 187.
Heritiera argentea, described, 139.
Hierocles, legend of, 23.
Himalaya, cedars of the, 128.

Holly-tree, leaves of the, described,
26.

Hooker, Dr., cited, 123.
Humboldt, quoted, 97, 98.
Hunt, Leigh, quoted, 41.

IMAGINATION, influence of the, 15.
Isonandra gutta, products of the, 168.

JARDIN DES PLANTES, famous cedar
in the, 126.

KEATS, the poet, quoted, 50.
Kingsley, Canon, quoted, 119.
Klaus, Peter, legend of, 11, 12.

LA FONTAINE, quoted, 190.
Lattice-leaf plant, described, 134-136.
Laudanum, how obtained, 181, 182.
Lauraceæ, family of, their useful pro-
perties, 166.

Leaf, the, beauty of, 21; varieties
of its form, 21; an index to the
parent tree, 22, 23; veins of, 23;
absorbing nature of, 24; beautiful
variety of, 25; usefulness of, 25, 26;
their defences against climate, 26,
27; adaptation of, to special ends,
27, 28; its variety of colouring, 29,
30; the germ and embryo of the
plant, 31; its typical character, 31-
33; as the life of the plant, 33,
34; inhaling properties of, 34, 35;
exhaling properties of, 36; cause of
its death, 37; explanation of its
structure, 37, 38; its nerves and
veins, 38-41; moral lessons of, 41;
strange writing on the, 218, 219.
Lebanon, cedar of, historical associa-
tions of, 121; Biblical references to,
121-123; described by Drs. Hooker,
Stanley, Thomson, 123, 124; size of,
124; worshipped by the Arabs, 124;
description of, 124, 125.
Lecythis ollaria, described, 77.

Lichen, some beautiful species of,
217, 218; ubiquitous character of,

219.

Linné, quoted, 191.

Lotus, the, of antiquity, 241; legends
concerning, 242; of Egypt, 243; of
India, 244.

MACAULAY, Lord, cited, 35.
Machuca-tree, products of the, 168.
Macmillan, Rev. Hugh, quoted, 33,
83, 84, 125, 127, 157, 194, 210.
Madagascar, beauties of its forests,
134.

Maize, liquor distilled from, 175.
Mammoth-tree Grove, California, de-
scribed, 229, 230.

Manchineal, the, deadly poison of,
143; its antidote, 143, 144.
Mangrove, the, described, 117, 118;
by Canon Kingsley, 119.

Manihot utilissima, described, 200.
Manioc, the, its farinaceous proper-
ties, 161.

Mariposa, mammoth trees of, 233, 234.
Massaranduba, the, described, 80.
Mauritia flexuosa, described, 97, 98.
Melocactus mammillaris, description
of, 142.

Milton, quoted, 12, 42, 57, 111, 116,
184.

Mimosa, the, leaves of, 29; its various
species, 245, 246.

Moore, the poet, quoted, 90, 202.
Moreau, Dr., quoted, 176.
Mosses, uses of, 158.

Moving plant, the, described, 246.
Myrtle family, the, genera of, 168, 169.

NATURE, the love of, 128, 129; parables
from, 129, 130; continuity of its
works, 189; evidences of design in,
194.

Nepenthes, the, or pitcher-plants,
particulars about, 148, 150.
Nicotiana tabacum, described, 183.
Night-blowing Cereus, the, 142.
Nile, the, landscape on, 90, 91.

OAKS, some famous, 60.

Olive, the, amongst the ancients, 164.
Opuntia microdasys, described, 144.

PALM, the, in Egyptian landscapes,
91; utilities of the, 92, 93; described,
94-97; of the Amazons, 97; varieties
of, 98-100; uses of, 100, 101; lesser
varieties of, 103; oil of, 103, 104;
other uses of, 104.

Palm-wine, how yielded, 175.
Papyrus, the, of Egypt, 159.
Pará, forest country of,described, 76-78.
Pashiúba, the, description of, 80.
Peach-palm, the, fruit of, 99, 100.
Pea-meal, analysis of its parts, 197.
Peas, green, introduced into England,
103.

Perry, how prepared, 174.
Pine forests, described, 81-84.
Pine-tree, the, description of, 64;
character and glory of, 64, 65; adap-
tability to its work, 65; effect of, on
the soil, 65, 66.

Pippul-tree, the, described, 117.
Pistachio-nut described, 168.
Pitcher-plant, the, description of, 147,
148; species of, 148; construction
of, 148, 149.

Plantain, the, nutritious character of,
112, 113; where cultivated, 113, 114.
Plants, farinaceous, 161, 162.
Plants, in leaf, 21-41; in root, 42-46;
in flower, 47-56; poisonous proper-
ties of, 136-138; curious forms, 148-
151; edible properties of, 161-172;
useful qualities of, 172-189; varie-
ties of, 191; evidences of design in,
193, 194; nutritious element in 197;
properties of various kinds, 198-203;
social and solitary, 207; sympathies
and antipathies, 208, 209; as para-
sites, 210-215; diseases of, 226, 227.

Pope, quoted, 180.

Rafflesiaceæ, the family of, particulars
concerning, 239, 240.

Ranunculus ficaria, described, 204.
Rocky Mountains, forest in the, de-
scription of, 85.

Rogers, the poet, quoted, 140.
Root, the, its growth underground,
42, 43; and in the air, 43; its variety
of form, 43; functions of, 44, 45.
Ruskin, Mr., quoted, 64, 65.
Rye, the Ergot of, explained, 226.

SAGO, whence obtained, 161.
Salads, a few words on, 162.
Science, the wonders of, 17, 18.
Scott, Michael, legend of, 18.
Seeds, distribution of, 66, 67.
Selaginella convoluta, described, 46.
Sensitive plant, leaves of the, 29.
Sequoia sempervirens, immense size
of, 234.

Shakspeare, quoted, 184, 190, 210.
Shelley, quoted, 49, 50, 59, 69, 75,

228.

Side-saddle flower, described, 150.
Silphium terebenthinaceum, 144.
Smith, Rev. A. C., quoted, 90, 91.
Southey, the poet, quoted, 26, 114,
115.

Sphagnum, or bog-moss, described,
156, 157.

Stanley, Dean, cited, 123.
Stapelia hirsuta, 144.
Steam, the achievements of, 18, 19.
Stewart, Dugald, quotation from, 15.
Sugar, how obtained, 176, 177.
Sugar-maple, products of the, 174.
Sundews, the, described, 247, 248.

vegetation of the, 205-207.

Puck, the fairy, legend of, 12.
Punica granatum, described, 170, 171;
its fruit, 171, 172.

QUASSA, how obtained, 174.
Quinine, whence prepared, 184.

RAFFLESIA ARNOLDI, the, described,
238; how discovered, 246.

Tea, how naturalized in Europe, 180.
Tennyson, quotations from, 21, 58, 59,
71, 242.

Thomson, Dr., quoted, 124, 171, 172.
Tobacco, as a drug and a luxury, 182;
how yielded, 183.

Traveller's-tree, the, Madagascar, de-
scribed, 139.

Trees, beauty of, in a landscape, 57,

58; size and strength of, 59, 60;