JO NATURE STUDY. 



all I have seen had white or whitish flowers. This spe- 

 cies is one of the few which persists in cultivated areas. 



In almost any wood, where leaf mold has accumulated, 

 may be found the very plain but interesting species, H. tri- 

 dentata {clavellata.) A stem a foot or more in height bears 

 a single long leaf and one or two short ones and a terminal 

 spike of small, greenish, sometimes whitish flowers. The 

 most singular thing about these flowers is that although 

 they have the usual orchidaceous appliances for cross-fer- 

 tilization they are actually self-fertilized in the bud. 

 Whether this is an instance of reversion or of incomplete 

 development is a matter that scientists may be some daj^ 

 enabled to decide. 



The GreenishFringed Orchid {H.flava) is by no means 

 rare. It is very hard to find, however, being one of those 

 which cannot be seen unless directly looked at. There is 

 nothing about it to catch the ej^e in a side glance. But 

 once found it is worth studying, for it 'is that species men- 

 tioned in the August number of Nature Study as being 

 provided with a "nasal protuberance, "evolved for the spe- 

 cial purpose of making insects approach the nectary in the 

 proper way. 



A July Bird List. 



BY THEODORA RICHARDSON. 



The " Bird of Rye " is of course the Hermit Thrush. It 

 lives there, I am convinced, in every wood of any size. 

 For after visiting "The Avenue," famed for its five o'clock 

 Thrush Matinee, we soon found that other woods were fav- 

 ored by this rare songster, and the delicious melody can 

 be heard at morning, midda}^ (Aug. i) and at evening in 

 many sequestered spots. 



While with us, here in Manchester, we still adhere to 

 our old love, the "Wood Thrush," and count ourselves 



