Voltaire, François Arouet, his popularisation of the Newtonian philosophy, 113. Walton, Isaak, his eulogium on the strawberry, 244. Water, the crystallisation of, instanced and described, 36, 37. Water-lily, the, described by Keats and Mrs Hemans, 244; by Wordsworth, 245; analysis of its form, 245; of the East, described, 246. Water-ranunculus, the, description of, 167. Winters, instances of some severe, 29, 30. Winter-time, appropriate for the observation of celestial phenomena, 3; the passing away of, and merging into spring, 96, 97. Withering, the botanist, on the _Solanum nigrum_, 86. Wither, George, the poet, his tribute to the daisy, quoted, 148. Wood-louse, the, its characteristics enumerated, 169-172; another species of, 173. Wordsworth, William, the poet, his celebration of the daisy, quoted, 149, 150; his poem on the lesser celandine, 166; his reference to the lily of the valley, 245; quoted, 375. Wren, the, described by Bishop Mant, 63, 64; its habits stated, 64. Yellow water-lily, the, description of, 245. Zodiac, the, constellations of, 114, 115. _Zootoca pyrrhogastra_, the, described, 70. THE END. _Crown 8vo, Elegantly Bound in Cloth and Gold, Price 5s._, THE CIRCLE OF THE YEAR; OR, Studies of Nature and Pictures of the Seasons. _With Numerous Illustrations._ EDITED AND ENLARGED BY W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS, AUTHOR OF "SWORD AND PEN," "BEFORE THE CONQUEST," ETC. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. =Bell's Weekly Messenger.= "Its purpose is to tell both young and old, but especially the former, how much of interest there is in everything connected with nature, its resources and productions during the progress of the year, and how, month after month, animals, insects, trees, shrubs, flowers, and even weeds have their several functions to fill, and the manner of their doing so.... The illustrations, which are numerous, greatly increase the value of the volume." =The Observer.= "_The Circle of the Year_ is essentially a book for the country. The townsman may indeed read it to profit, but it will assuredly raise within him a hankering to be out in the fields, wandering along the green lanes among the trailing hedge-flowers, or attempting to realize the curious fact that a lily of the valley is first cousin to an asparagus." =The Berwick Warder.= "It is a healthy and vigorous work, which none can fail to profit from." =The Border Advertiser.= "The book is therefore really what it professes to be, a picture of the seasons, and very beautiful and engaging, many of the pictures being drawn in fine sympathy with the outward beauty, and in harmony with the inward spirit lying not deeply under all God's beautiful works. The book is laden with fine thoughts and pleasing observation, and is a handsome and valuable volume for the young."