CONTENT S.

INTRODUCTION.-Elements of Botany

January,

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Remarkable Days.-1, Circumcision.-*1, 1801, Union of Ireland with Great Britain.-2, Jewish Fast.-*3, 1322, Philip the Long, King of France, died.-6. Epiphany.*7, 1558, Surrender of Calais.-8, Plough Monday.8, Saint Lucian.-*8, 1642, Galileo died.-13, Saint Hilary.-18, Saint Prisca.-21, Saint Agnes.-22, Saint Vincent.-*23, 1569. First Lottery in England.-25, Conversion of Saint Paul.-*25, 1327, Edward III began to reign. 30, King Charles I, Martyr.-30, Jewish New Year's-day for the Trees

History of Astronomy.-Of the Astronomy of the Antients

1-10

Astronomical Occurrences.-Of the Obliquity of the Ecliptic
-Equinoctial Points

The Naturalist's Diary

Description of Forest Trees.-Alder-Ash-Mountain Ash
-Aspen-tree-White Beam

Februarp.

10

16

22

37-39

Remarkable Days.-2, Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.-3, Saint Blase.-5, Saint Agatha.-*10, 1430, Golden Fleece.-11, Septuagesima Sunday.-*13, 1573, Henry III of France crowned.-*13, 1680, William III began to reign.-14, Saint Valentine.-*16, 615, Dagobert I, King of France, died.-18, Sexagesima Sunday. *19, 1472, Copernicus born.-24, Saint Matthias. -25, Quinquagesima Sunday.-27, Shrove Tuesday.23, Ash Wednesday.

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History of Astronomy.-From the Foundation of the Alex-
and ine School to the Time of the Arabs

Astronomical Occurrences.-Equation of Time

The Naturalist's Diary

Description of Forest Trees.-Beech-Birch

March.

47

52

55

Remarkable Days.-1, Saint David.—2, Saint Chad.—-*4,

1193, Saladin died.-6, Ember Week.-7, Perpetua.-

7, Jewish Festival of Purim.-12, Saint Gregory.-17,

Saint Patrick.-*17, 1677, Valenciennes taken.-18, Ed-

ward, King of the West Saxons.-*19, 1811, The ci

devant King of Rome, Son of Bonaparte, born.—*20,

1413, Henry V began to reign.-21, Saint Benedict.-

24, Midlent Sunday.-25, Annunciation of the Blessed

Virgin Mary, or Lady-day.-*25, 1678, Ypres taken.—

*28, 1802, Planet Pallas discovered.-31, Fifth Sunday

in Lent

69-74

History of Astronomy.-Astronomy of the Arabs, Chinese,

Persians, and Indians

74

82

84

Remarkable Days.-1, All Fools' Day.-3, Richard, Bishop.

4. Saint Ambrose.-*6, 1199, King John began to

reign.—7, Palm Sunday.-10, Jewish Anniversary of

the Death of Aarou's Sons.-11, Maundy Thursday.--

12, Good Friday.-13, Easter-eve.-14, Easter-day, or

Easter Sunday.-15, 16, Easter Monday and Tuesday.-

16, Jews commemorate the Death of Eli and his two

Sons, and the Loss of the Ark.-19, Saint Alphege.—

21, Low Sunday.-23, Saint George.-25, Saint Mark.

-25, Jewish Festival of the Passover

History of Astronomy.-Astronomy of Modern Europe

Astronomical Occurrences

The Naturalist's Diary.

Description of Forest Trees.-Elm

97-104

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111

Map.

Remarkable Days.-1, May-day.-1, Saint Philip and Saint

James the Less.-1, Commemoration of the Death of Sa-

muel by the Jews.-3, Invention of the Cross.-6, John

Evangelist, A. P. L.-19, Saint Dunstan.-19, Queen

Charlotte born.-21, Rogation Sunday.-23, Ascension-

day.-25, Jewish Festival.-26, Austin.-27, Vene-

rable Bede.-29, King Charles II restored

History of Astronomy.-Astronomy of Modern Europe

Astronomical Occurrences

129-135

Remarkable Days.-1, Nicomede.-1, Kept by the Jews

on account of Jeroboam preventing them from bringing

the First Fruits to. Jerusalem.-2, Whit Sunday.-3, 4,

Whit Monday and Whit Tuesday.-3, Jewish comme-

moration of the Death of the Rabbies Simeon and Hana-

niah.-4, King George III born.-5, Saint Boniface.—

9, Trinity Sunday.-13, Corpus Christi.-11, Saint Bar-

nabas.—14, 15, The Jews celebrate the Shevooth, or the

Feast of Weeks.-17, Saint Alban.--20, Translation of

Edward, King of the West Saxons.-21, Longest Day.

-24, Saint John the Baptist and Midsummer-day.-29,

Saint Peter

History of Astronomy.-Astronomy of Modern Europe

Astronomical Occurrences

The Naturalist's Diary

164-170

Description of Forest Trees.-Hawthorn-Hazel-Holly 184-7

July.

Remarkable Days.-2, Visitation of the Blessed Virgin

Mary.-3, Dog Days begin.-4, Translation of Saint

Martin.-*6, 1553, Queen Mary began to reign.-7,

Thomas à Becket.-15, Saint Swithin.-20, Saint Mar-

garet.-22, Mary Magdalen.-25, Saint James.-25, The

Jews commemorate the breaking of the Tables of Stone

by Moses, &c.-26, Saint Anne.
187-191

History of Astronomy.-Astronomy of Modern Europe

Astronomical Occurrences

The Naturalist's Diary

Description of Forest Trees.-Hornbeam-Horse Chesnut

-Larch-tree-Lime-Maple

August.

215-218

Remarkable Days.-1, Lammas Day.-*1, 1798, Victory of

the Nile.-*3, 1347, Calais taken.-6, Transfiguration.-

7, Name of Jesus.-10, Saint Lawrence.-12, Prince of

Wales born.-15, Assumption.-15, The Jewish Black

Fast.-*22, 1740, The Louvre.--24, Saint Bartholomew.

-*24, 1572, Massacre of French Protestants —*26,

1346, Battle of Cressy.-28, Saint Augustine.—29, John

Baptist beheaded

History of Astronomy.-Astronomy of Modern Europe

Astronomical Occurrences

219-222

Remarkable Days.-1, Saint Giles.-2, London burnt.—*4,

1402, John Galeas died.-7, Saint Eunerchus.-8, Nati-

vity of the Virgin Mary.-*8, 70, Jerusalem taken by

Titus.--*11, 1709, Battle of Malplaquet.-14, Holy Cross.

*14, 1544, Boulogne taken by Henry VIII.-17, Saint

Lambert.-21, Saint Matthew.-21, Jewish Festival.-
*22, 1604, Surrender of Ostend.—-22, Coronation of King
George III.-26, Old Holy Rood.-26, Saint Cyprian.—
29, Saint Michael.—30, Saint Jerome

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History of Astronomy.-Astronomy of Modern Europe 262

Astronomical Occurrences

269

270

Description of Forest Trees.-Osier-Pine, Weymouth-
Plane, Oriental-Plane, Occidental-Poplar

Dctober.

277-280

Remarkable Days.-1, Saint Remigius. -6, Saint Faith.-
6, Festival of the Jewish New-year.-9, Saint Denys.
-9, Jewish Fast, Rush Hashona.-11, 12, Jewish Fast for
the Death of Rabbi Akeba, &c.-13, Translation of King
Edward the Confessor.-16, Jewish Fast of Yom Kipur.-

17, Saint Etheldreda.-18, Saint Luke the Evangelist.—

20, Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, or Succoth.-*21,

1805, Battle of Trafalgar-Nelson died.-25, Accession
of King George III.-25, Saint Crispin.-26, Proclama-
tion of King George III.-28, Saint Simon and Saint
Jude, Apostles .

281-293

Description of Forest Trees.-Quicken-tree-Sallow-Wild

Service-Sycamore-Walnut-tree-White Beam. 309-311

November.

Remarkable Days.-1, All Saints.-2, All Souls.-5, King

William landed.-5, Powder Plot.-6, Saint Leonard.-

9, Lord Mayor's Day.-11, Saint Martin.-13, Saint Bri-

tius.-17, Saint Hugh.-*17, 1558, Queen Elizabeth be-

gan to reign.-20, Edmund, King and Martyr.-22, Saint

Cecilia.-23, Saint Clement.-23, O. Mart.-25, Saint

Catherine.-27, Advent Sunday.—30, Saint Andrew. 311–316

History of Astronomy.-Astronomy of Modern Europe

Astronomical Occurrences

Description of Forest Trees.-Willow

December.

316

324

325

328

Remarkable Days.-6, Saint Nicholas.-8, Conception of

the Virgin Mary.-10, Fast observed by the Jews, on

account of the approaches then made by the Romans to

besiege Jerusalem.—12, Jewish Fast, on account of the

profanation of the Holy Writings.-13, Saint Lucy.—16,

O Sapientia.-21, Saint Thomas the Apostle.-25, Christ-

mas-day.-26, Saint Stephen.-27, John Evangelist.-27,

Jewish Festival of Lighting the Lamps.-28, Innocents.

-28, observed by the Jews, on account of Jehoiakim's

burning the Scroll that the Prophet Baruch wrote from the

mouth of Jeremiah.-31, Saint Silvester

History of Astronomy.—Astronomy of Modern Europe

Astronomical Occurrences

334-339

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