October, husbandry work in, 315. last flowers of, 316. Ostorius, mount of, how situated, 170. view from the summit of, 178. rural sights to be seen from, 173-176. Ows, different kinds of, 279. Owl, hunted by small birds, 279. hooting of, 61, 62. Pee-wit, 10. Pigeons, attention to their young, 120, 121. Pig, keeping of, beneficial, 260. Pimpernal, scarlet, use of, 309. Ploughing season, 41. Plover, grey, where found, 11. Polecat, history of, 85. Potatoes, when first planted near the village, 287. colours for dying extracted from, 288. Proboscis of the bee, how constructed, 177. Rabbits, natural history of, 73–78. -, advantage of keeping them, 260. Rainbow, 95. Rains of February, how useful, 44. Redbreast, 5. 248. Redwing, 342. Rock pigeon, movements of, 298. Roman roads, 182, 183. Rook, account of, 57-61. Seeds, constitution of, 46. wonderful dispersion of, 298-306. September, new-risen constellations in, 292. Teasel, where found, history of, 215. its cultivation and uses, 216-218. Threshing, Throstles, arrival of, 297. Titmice, blue, cole, great, black-headed, marsh, tong-tailed, 9. Tremadoc, effect of progressive vegetation in, 35. Tricloptera order, insects of, how disengaged from their cases, Trout, where best seen, and beautiful construction of, 332-334. Vervain, 209. Village, description of the, 179. Villagers, former ignorance of, 149. Vineyards, once common near the village, 285. Violet, lines on a, 52. Viper, where seen, 225. Wagtail, white, yellow, grey, 7. Waldenses, mountain retreats of, 34. Walk, evening, delights of, 159. 163. 170. Wassel bowl, 147. Weasel, natural history of, 86. Weather, signs of, 18. Wheat first planted in the village, 286. Whiteleaf tree, 193. Whitsunyule games, 146. 148. Winter birds of passage, 323, 324. plants, how constructed, 320. how preserved, 341. Woad, mode of gathering, use in dying, 224. Woodcock, 34. Woollen manufactory, when introduced, and by whom, 218-223. Yew tree, history of, 192-198. why first planted in churchyards, 197. THE END. LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND. WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR. I. SELECT FEMALE BIOGRAPHY. "It is rather to be wondered at, that we possess no complete biography of celebrated women. The Dictionary by Matilda Bethune is not sufficiently copious, nor are we acquainted with any other work of the kind, that may supply the defect. Besides, in what we already have, how little is there superior to the obituaries of our evangelical miscellanies. In such memoirs, the spirit of biography is lost, all that makes life interesting is shut out, and the composition becomes a mere narrative of the dying hour. It is the life, and not the death, that we wish to see related, and from which amusement is to be gleaned. With these qualities, this interesting volume has our sincere recommendation."-Gentleman's Magazine. "A considerable part of the materials of this volume appears to be carefully selected from the late Dr. Gibbon's Memoirs of Pious Women.' More recent instances are added. The whole is expressed in modern language, interspersed with fragments of beautiful poetry, and the correspondence of the deceased: forming, altogether, a most interesting volume, to those, especially, who may not have access to the larger works, and as such we cheerfully recommend it."—Evangelical Magazine. II. WONDERS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. "This is a very interesting and elegant introduction to botanical science, better adapted than any work we have seen to render the science subservient to moral improvement, by enlarging the mind, and embuing it with a general love of nature. The author has evidently spared neither time nor labour to render this sketch as complete as possible. The work is written in a pleasing style, and displays much good sense, correct taste, and pious feeling."Eclectic Review. "The interesting facts relative to the vegetable economy are brought together in an easy and familiar style, and the sentiments and reflections savour of honourable intention and rational piety."-Monthly Review. "This book contains much amusing and valuable information, conveyed in an interesting manner, and we may safely recommend it to our fair readers as calculated to afford them considerable gratification. It displays in pleasing colours the rich materials for study and reflection, which all-bounteous nature so lavishly furnishes, and forms a useful compendium of botanical knowledge."-Literary Museum. "We are happy again to meet this enlightened author, and as we have recommended a preceding work to young persons of our own sex, we cordially recommend this to young ladies. Though the work is not expressly religious, the style has a tincture of piety. The writer evidently endeavours to lead the reader to view the works of nature and providence with the eye of a Christian. The work is equally instructive and entertaining.”— Evangelical Magazine. For approbation of this work, vide last edition of " An Arrangement of British Plants," by W. Withering, Esq. LL.D. F.L.S. vol. ii. 300. 309. 488. 521; iii. 648, 649. 1015. 1058, &c. III. CONCHOLOGIST'S COMPANION. "This interesting little volume aims only at the selection of useful and entertaining compilations, and will not supersede the more regular introductions to Conchology. It presents us, however, with interesting notices of the economy of different families of testacæ, and with the history of pearls, the Tyrian dye, the ravages of the ship-worm, and account of fossil-shells, for which we often look in vain in the more striking systematic works, so that it may be consulted as a cheap and accessible supplement to the technical explanations and definitions. A few sentences relative to the family of Solon, will afford no unfavourable specimen of the style of the performance." -Monthly Review. Conchologist's "This highly interesting and elegant little volume, the Companion,' displays in pleasing colours the rich materials afforded by the science of shells, for reflection and amusement, and is well adapted to lead the admirers of natural history to consider how much it is capable of being heightened and improved by associations of the highest nature.”—Herald of Peace (New Series.) "The author of these pages has brought together such particulars regarding the habits, instincts, and construction of the testaceous animals as appear most strikingly to exhibit the power, wisdom, and beneficence of the Creator of all things: a purpose in which we heartily concur, and on this ground strongly recommend this work to our readers.”—Monthly Critical Gazette. Ready for Publication, SACRED MELODIES, SUGGESTED BY NATURAL OBJECTS. Many beautiful selections of poetry are given to the public, but none have hitherto been compiled, solely, with a reference to natural objects. In the present little volume, a variety of sacred melodies, arising from the contemplation of the many exquisite productions of the All Creating Hand, are brought together; and, while carefully selecting them, the author has had a particular regard to their poetic excellence. |