PSPCIZE,. 
Meehan, IT: Boring of corollas from the 
outside by honey-bees. (Proc. acad. nat. 
sci. Phil., 15 Jan. 1878, v. 30, p. 10-11.) 
Crit. rev.. by H. Muller, entitled :‘Die 
Honigbiene Blumenkronen von aussen an- 
bohrend.” (Bot. Jahresbericht ... Just. 
1879, v- 7, p- 148. 5 cm.) 
States that sa/via splendens is perforated for its nec- 
tar by apts mellifica. States objections to the belief that 
the flowers in question are pollinated by insects. 
W: T.. (2687) 
Meehan. T: Cross-fertilization in campa- 
nula. (Proc. acad. nat. sci. Phil., 18 July 
1876, v. 28. p. 142-143, 10 cm.) 
States that flowers of campanula and cichorium do 
not require insect aid in their pollination, although the 
latter are visited by pollen-eating insects. 
Wes 2 (2583) 
Meehan. T: The drosera as an insect catch- 
Pree (eroc,.acad. nat. sci, Phil.,. 20 July 
1875. v.. 27, p- 330.) (Ann. and mag. nat. 
hist., Mar. 1876, ser. 4, v. 17. p. 258-259.) 
Notes the capture of insects by drosera filiformis, d° 
longifolia and d. rotundifolia, and discusses the benefit 
derived therefrom. W: T. (2689) 
Meehan, T: Fertilization in beans. (Proc. 
Heseeenat. scl. Phil., 3 Oct. 1876, v.28: p. 
193-194, I2 cm.) 
States that although freely visited by bees [ap/s?|, 
varieties of phaseo/us do not intermingle. 
W: T. (2690) 
Meehan, T: Fertilization of flowers by insect 
agency. (Proc. acad. nat. sci. Phil., 6 
June 1876, v. 28, p. 108-110.) 
Crit. rev.. by Asa Gray, under same title. 
(a7. Gtr-, Pp. LIO-112. ) 
Believes that scrophularia cantina, leucanthemum, 
trifolium pratense and staphylea are self-fertilized. 
though admitting that they are visited by insects. 
W: 7. (2591) 
Meehan, T: Fertilization of fpedécularts 
canadensts. (Proc. acad. nat. sci. Phil.. 
Serine Jo73, Vv. 25, p. 257.6 cm.) ..( Ann. 
and mag. nat. hist., Dec. 1873. ser. 4, v. 12, 
P- 497-) 
Self-fertilization is said to be impossible, and no in- 
sects were seen to enter the flowers, which, nevertheless, 
fruited abundantly. A bombus perforates the flowers 
for their nectar. WPA (2592) 
Meehan, T: Fertilization of yucca. (Proc. 
geads Mat ssci. Phil... 2 Dec. 1873) v.'25; ps 
414, 4 cm.) 
States that, in Pennsylvania, yucca is pollinated by 
pronuba yuccasella, every year, In the Rocky Moun- 
tains, in 1871, y. angustifolia was found seeding abun- 
dantly, while in 1873 it did not fruit at all: itis suggested 
that in that region pronuvba may be replaced by some 
periodical insect. . W: T. (2693) 
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Meehan, T. [On the flowers of asparagus. | 
(Proc. acad. nat. sci. Phil.. 4 June 1872, v. 
24, P- 138-139. ) 
The plants of a. officinalis are said to be dioecious. 
Various insects, including apts mellifica, visit the stam- 
inate flowers for pollen. None visit the pistillate flow- 
‘ers. Pollination seemed wholly accomplished by the 
wind. W: T. (2694) 
Meehan, T: Insectivorous — sarracenias. 
(Proc. acad. nat. sci. Phil., 15 June 1875, 
V. 27, p. 269, 8 cm.) 
Comments on J. H. Mellichamp’s ‘‘Notes on sarra- 
centa variolaris (Proc. Amer. assoc. advance. sci., 1875, 
V. 23, pt. 2, p. 113-133) [Rec., 579]. W: T. (2695) 
Meehan, T: [Insects and flowers ] (Proc. 
acad. nat. sci. Phil.. 2 Aug. 1870, v. 22, p. 
go, 6 cm.) 
States that sa/vifa and petunia are perforated for their 
nectar, by bees: but pollination is effected by nocturnal 
moths. Describes two sorts of male flowers in custanea 
vesca, only one of which probably aids in fertilization. 
W: T. (2696) 
Meehan, T: Note on phallus foetidus. 
@Proc: acadsnat.-sci- Phill.73 Octi*1876; y- 
28, p- 194-195, 7 cm.) 
‘Meat flies’? abounded on this fungus. The same 
insects are said to visit and oviposit in the flowers of 
stapelta vartegata. W: T. (2697) 
Meehan, T: Poisonous character of the flow- 
ers of w7startia sinensis. (Proc. acad. nat. 
sci. Phil., 2 June 1874, v. 26, p. 84, 4 cm.) 
Notes tae popular belief that the flowers of the plant 
named are destructive to bees. States that the flowers 
were continually visited by the honey bee [apts me//1- 
fica|, and others, without, so far as he could see, any 
fata! results following. W: T. (2698) 
Miiller, Fritz. In Blumen gefangene Schwar- 
mer. (Kosmos, 1878, v. 3, p. 178-179.) 
Discusses the pollination of Asiatic species of hedy- 
chium, as cultivated in Brazil. One species has so 
narrow a tube that it frequently captures, by their pro- 
boscides, such moths as macrosila rustica and m, an- 
taeus. W: T. (2699) 
Muller, Hermann, see PacKarRD, A. S., jr., Moths en- 
trapped by an asclepiad plant [Rec., 1671]. 
Miiller. Hermann. Alpenblumen... [Rec., 
2175. | 
Rev.. by Francis Darwin, entitled *+Ai- 
pine flowers.” (Nature, to Feb., 1881, 
V- 23. P- 333-335:) 
’ Rev., by W: Trelease, entitled *‘Dr. Her- 
mann Muller’s Alpenblumen.” (Psyche. 
Feb: [July] 1881, 'v- 3, p- 175225 cm.) 
: P.M. (2700) 
Miiller, ifermann. Anwendung der Dar- 
winschen Lehre auf Bienen. (Verhandl. 
naturh. Vereins der preuss. Rheinl. und 
Westfalens, 1872, jahrg. 29. folge 3, jahrg. 
9. p- 1-96, pl. 1-2.) 
Discusses the evolution of the various groups of bees» 
as explained by their habits; especial y that of providing 
their young with honey and pollen gathered from flowers. 
W: T. (2701) 
