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of deception. Darwin vigorously combats such a theory, and retorts, "he who 

 believes in this doctrine must rank very low the instinctive knowledge of many 

 kinds of moths " (p. 46). He himself suggested an explanation, but his severely- 

 accurate mind was not quite satisfied with it. It remains a subject of much 

 interest, and worthy of the study of our entomologists. 



Thus it is not only botanists who are interested in our Orchidaceous plants. 

 They possess almost as many attractions for entomologists. Even the most casual 

 observer can scarcely fail to be charmed by their beauty ; and those to whom 

 mental eflfort is a pleasure may find the richest delight in investigating their 

 wondrous [mechanism, and trying to solve the mysteries which environ them. 

 But to every lover of nature, and that includes every member of the Woolhope 

 Naturalists' Field Club, they illustrate and emphasize the truth so finely expressed 

 by Pope — 



All are but parts of one stupendous whole, 



Whose body Nature' is, and God the Soul. 

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All nature is but art unknown to thee. 



All chance, direction which thou canst not see ; 



All discord, harmony, not understood. 



All seeming evil, universal good. 



