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white cabbage (Pontia oleracea) 153.

Cactus, prickly-pear, its golden bower, 118.

Collinsonia, horse-balm, 136.

Caterpillars, 10, 14, 15, 62.

Celastrus scandens, bittersweet, 88.

Chamælirium luteum, devil's-bit, 133.

Chipmonk, 6.

Cicada,

victim of the sand-hornet, 77;

manner of depositing its eggs; period of transformation, 97;

time of hatching, 100.

Cicindela, tiger-beetle, 68.

Clover, cause of failure of crop in Australia, 117.

Cobwebs:

-A dusty prize; a two year's span, 7;

a mixed assortment in, 8.

Cone-flower (Rudbeckia hirta), 138;

embryo seeds; arrangement of the anthers, 139.

Cow black-bird, 27;

his favorite perch; old dame's theory, 28;

an unwelcome intruder, 30;

a prowling foe, 31.

Cow-bird:

-Ravenous young parasite, 31;

a clamoring lubber, 37;

"Black Douglas" of the bird-home, 38;

selected victims, 39;

distribution of its eggs; vicious habits, 40;

egg-laying intervals; demoralizing conditions; American species

an improvement, 41;

survival of the fittest, 42;

balance of power, 44;

outwitted, 51;

massing for migration, 52.

"Cow-spit," 80.

Cross-fertilization, 115, 122, 178, 189, 194.

"Cuckoo-spit," 80.

Cuckoos:

-Poetic misnomer, 23;

outrage on maternal affection; yellow-billed; black-billed;

imagination versus facts, 25;

bad workmanship of nest, 26;

its stammering cry, 27;

manner of depositing its eggs; handling the egg with her bill, 33;

short period of incubation; voracious appetite of the young;

aggressive selfishness, 34;

the tragedy of the nest, 35;

manner of disposing of its nest-mates, 36.

Cypripedium acaule, moccasin-flower; ladies'-slipper;

Venus's-slipper, 205.

Darwin:

-Process of anatomical evolution, 35;

theory of cross-fertilization, 105;

inspired insight, 115;

his disciples, 116;

experiments with pollen, 126;

weakness of self-fertilizing flowers, 144;

triumphant revelation, 171;

reaffirming Sprengel's theory, 178;

a chosen interpreter, 181;

dependence on insects, 183;

revealing the hidden treasure, 185;

foretelling the manner of cross-fertilization, 189;

description of the cross-fertilization, 209;

bees as implied fertilizers, 212;

truth of his belief, 220.

Darning-needle, dragon-fly (Libellulidæ), 156;

his dainty morsel, 160.

Delpino, a follower of Darwin, 116.

Desmodium, its hospitable welcome, 118.

Devil's-bit (Chamælirium luteum), 133.

Digger wasp,

its color and wire-like waist, 72;

manner of working, 74;

covering its tracks; opening the tomb, 76;

living food for the young grub, 77;

its remarkable carrying power, 78.

Dogbane (Apocynum),

its fragrant, bell-shaped flowers, 236;

trapping moths, 237.

Dogwood, 5.

Door-Step Neighbors:

-Chronicle of a day, 58;

disappearing holes, 59, 16;

"ant-holes"; a danger signal; an unhealthy court, 61;

a transformation, 62;

an experiment; method of excavation, 63;

a stalwart worker, 64;

an uncouth nondescript; spider-like legs, 66;

crawls on his back, 67;

a tiny black wasp; a spider-catcher, 69;

resting on her wings; inspecting her burrow, 70;

manner of burying her prey; skilful workmanship, 71;

a new-comer; her wire-like waist; digging her tunnel, 72;

manner of working; sound of labor, 74;

covering her tracks; opening the tomb, 76;

fresh living food, 77;

carrying seven times its weight; peculiar features of stone-piling, 78;

color of the wasp, 79;

the spume-bearer, 81;

nomadic blossoms; a sack bearer, 83;

winter quarters, 84.

Epeira, field spider, 8.

Epiphytes, air-plants, 181.

Evening primrose, its golden necklace, 118.

"Fertilization of Flowers," 116;

wrong theory, 114.

Fertilization of orchids, 105, 183.

Flies:

-Robber, 8;

bluebottle, 8;

harvest ichneumon, 45, 77, 96.

Foxes, wild gambols of, 6.

Froghopper. See Spume-bearer (Aprophora), 82.

Gärtner, recognizing the theory of cross-fertilization, 115.

Genesta, its reception of insects, 118.

Geranium, wild (G. sylvaticum), 112.

Gilbert, concerning cuckoo's eggs, 25.

"Gobs," 80.

Gray, Asa:

-Demonstration concerning orchids, 184;

surmise concerning the withdrawal of pollen, 188;

orchid structure, 190.

Grew, Nehemias, discovery concerning pollen, 110;

discoveries about pollen, 113;

first step in progress, 116.

Habenaria flava:

-Yellow-spiked, 203;

H. lacera, ragged, 200;

H. orbicularis, showy, 194, 199;

H. psycodes, purple-fringed, 200;

H. mascula, 189.

Heath, its distinguishing characteristics, 123.

Hemiptera, bugs with sucking beaks, 81.

Herbert:

-A follower of Sprengel, 108;

recognizing the principle of cross-fertilization, 115.

"Honey-dew Picnic":

-Gathering of the clans, 153;

a selected spot, 154;

a motley assemblage, 155;

an outlaw, 157;

a finish fight, 158;

funeral baked meats, 164;

gathering his grist;

the founder of the feast, 158.

Honey-guides, 112, 129.

Hornets:

-Its heavy load, 9;

on the watch, 15;

"solitary," 17;

queer home of, 18;

great sand, 77;

black paper, 161.

Horse-balm (Collinsonia), its singular shape, 136;

manner of bee's approach to, 138.

Huber:

-On insect slavery, 151;

on the cultivation of the aphides, 166.