Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. Contents IX
4. Illustrations XI
5. 1. John Henry Comstock, Childhood and Youth– 1849- 1864 1
6. 2. A Sailor and a Scholar – 1864-1869 15
7. 3. Student and Teacher at Cornell University– 1870- 1874 36
8. 4. Anna Botsford, Childhood and Youth– 1854-1874 57
9. 5. A Woman Student at Cornell University–1874-1876 77
10. 6. Marriage of Anna Botsford and Professor J. H. Comstock– 1876-1879 93
11. 7. As United States Entomologist–1879-1881 109
12. 8. Return to the Department of Entomology at Cornell – 1881-1888 141
13. 9. Studies of Entomology in Europe and America– 1888-1891 167
14. 10. Entomology at Stanford University; The Comstock Publishing Company– 1891-1897 177
15. 11. Nature Study Movement in New York State–1893- 1903 193
16. 12. Scientific Farming; Studies in the South– 1894-1903 202
17. 13. Nature Study Across a Continent– 1903-1906 213
18. 14. Sabbatic Year Abroad– 1907-1908 224
19. 15. Cornell's New Quarters for Entomology and Nature Study–1908-1912 231
20. 16. Summer in England; Plans for Retirement– 1912-1914 240
21. 17. Retirement of J. H. Comstock; Research and Writing– 1914-1917 250
22. 18. Retirement of Anna B. Comstock; Writing and Teaching– 1919-1921 256
23. 19. Tributes to Two Distinguished Scholars– 1921-1926 264
24. 20. "The Last of Life . . ."– 1926-1930 271
25. APPENDIXES AND INDEX
26. "Sunset and Evening Star" 275
27. In Honor of the Comstocks of Cornell 277
28. The Comstock Books 278
29. Index 281