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Country rambles in England

EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.

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PLATE 1.

Fig. 1.

Sphæria on the leaf of an elm, p. 89.

A. A portion enlarged, and the cuticle parting.

B. The same enlarged, representing the capsules.

Fig. 2.

Sphæria bifrons, on a laurel leaf, p. 88, 89.

C. The front, and dorsal parts.

D. Imbedded capsules.

Fig. 3,

Sphæria coryli, on a nut branch, p. 90.

E. The tubercle enlarged, bordered with the epidermis.

F. A section of the capsules at the base.

Fig. 4.

Sphæria faginea, on a beech stick, p. 90.

G. Section of a tube, with the capsules at the base.

H. Group of the tubes detached from the bough, with their capsules.

I. A tube detached.

PLATE 2.

Fig. 1.

A chrysalis of an insect, p. 191, 192.

B. The inner hood.

Fig. 2.

The branch of an apple-tree, infested with the aphis lanata, p. 235, 236.

B. The aphis enlarged, with the globules, and the cotton that surrounds them.

D. The early appearance of the insect with its terminating bristle.

E. Appearance of the creature in winter.

WOOD ENGRAVINGS.

Spines and tubes of the hedgehog, enlarged, p. 99.

Harvest mouse and nest, p. 100.

Plumage of lepidopterous insects, p. 194.

Agaricus surrectus, p. 256.

Roots of an ash, p. 258.

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243 prays, covered with a cottony web. The other hedge sprays, covered with a cottony web. The other hedge

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