. Birds and nature . les. It is recommended in nervoustroubles and in delirium tremens. Theroots were formerly employed as a sub-stitute for sarsaparilla. Hops contains an etherial oil, resin andtannic acid. The oil and the resin areimportant constituents in the manufac-ture of beer. The young shoots containasparagin, etherial oil, resin and sugar. Description of Plate.—A, staminate(male) inflorescence; B, pistillate (female)inflorescence; C, fruiting branch; i,staminate flower; 2, perigone; 3, stamen;4, open anther; 5,pollen; 6,pistillate cat-kin ; 7, 8, 9, pistillate flowers; 10, scales;11,
. Birds and nature . les. It is recommended in nervoustroubles and in delirium tremens. Theroots were formerly employed as a sub-stitute for sarsaparilla. Hops contains an etherial oil, resin andtannic acid. The oil and the resin areimportant constituents in the manufac-ture of beer. The young shoots containasparagin, etherial oil, resin and sugar. Description of Plate.—A, staminate(male) inflorescence; B, pistillate (female)inflorescence; C, fruiting branch; i,staminate flower; 2, perigone; 3, stamen;4, open anther; 5,pollen; 6,pistillate cat-kin ; 7, 8, 9, pistillate flowers; 10, scales;11, 12, 13 scales and flowers; 14, 15,fruit; 16, 17, 19, seed; 20, resin gland (lu-pulin). Albert Schneider. AWAKENING. Never yet was a springtime, Late though lingered the snow,That the sap stirred not at the whisper Of the south wind sweet and low;Never yet was a springtime When the buds forgot to blow. —Margaret E. SanQ-ster. 236 roL IX. JANUARY, J9W. The beautiful is as useful as the useful— Victor Hugo. No. f,. BIRDS AND NATURE CONTENTS. Page. THE OLD YEAR (Alfred Tennyson) [Poem] ..*.... 1 THE WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL [Illustration] 2 THE LEGEND OF THE CROSSBILL (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) [Poem]- . 5 THE STUDY OF BACTERIA (Adolph Gehrmann) ... 6THE YELLOW-BREASTED FLYCATCHER (Carrie B. Sanborn) [Poem] THE TOWNSENDS WARBLER [Illustration] .... II THE STORY OF SOME BLACK BUGS (Louise Jamison) . 12 THE SOLITARY SANDPIPER (H. S. Keller) 13 THE KNOT OR ROBIN SNIPE [Illustration] 14 VIOLA BLANDA (Nelly Hart Woodworth) [Poem] . J 4THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BIRD (Caroline Crownmshield Bascom) .17 THE AMERICAN HAWK OWL [Illustration] 23 A BIRD CALENDAR BY THE POETS (Arranged by Ella F. Mosby) 24 THE OYSTER AND ITS RELATIVES (Frank Collins Baker) [Illustration] . 26 THE PASSING OF SUMMER (Benjamin Karr) [Poem] .... 32 THE COLLARED LIZARD [Illustration] . v* 35 A NIGHT IN THE FLOWER-GARDEN-A FAIRY STORY (Fannie Wright Dixon) ........... 36 RABBITS CREAM (Hattie Whitney) [Poem] 37 THE
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