INDEX. 



"national flower," 182; seeds of in bircls'-nests, 

 103. 



Decorative sense in nest-building, 100. 



Deerberry ( Vacc inium stamineuiii), 161, 169, 172. 



Deer-hair in birds'-nests. 



Desmodium, night aspect of,,i6. 



Devil's-bit, 169. 



Dew, capricious condensation of on leaves,38, 41. 



Dewberry, 169. 



Dewy gossamers, 38. 



Dock, 17. 



Dog-bane, 169; beetle of the, 137; butterfly bot- 

 anist of, 142. 



Double flowers, degeneracy of, 178, 179. 



Dove, turtle, nest of, in. 



Dragon arum (Arum dracontinin), 160. 



"Drum" of grouse, 83-87. 



Dutchman's Breeches. See Squirrel-corn. 



EAR-SIGHT, 46, 63. 



Edwards, reference, 147. 



Eels, 55. 



Eglantine, 169. 



Elder, 52, 169, 170. 



Elliott, quoted, 83, 86. 



Emerson, R. W., quoted, 14, 27, 72, 92, 122, 150, 

 167. 



Equisetum in the dew, 39. 



Eschscholtzia blossoms at night, 19. 



Evening primrose, 26, 28, 32, 33, 168 ; explosive 

 unfolding of flower, 33 ; family distinguished 

 by insect, 137; half-hearted welcome to butter- 

 fly, 28; its moth, 137; perfume of, 32, 48, 50, 

 168; phosphorescence of, 27, 34; welcoming the 

 night-moths, 27, 33. 



Everlasting, 169; dwarf, 173, 174. 



FALSE FOXGLOVE {Gerardia jlava), 165. 



False Solomon's-seal (Smi/attna), 48, 169, 170. 



False wintergreen. See Pyrola. 



Fern-wool in birds'-nests, 106. 



Figwort family (Schrophnlariacecr) distinguished 

 by butterflies, 140, 145. 



Finch, purple, 63 ; nest ingredients of, 99, 101. 



Fire, plants following, 



Fire-fly and glowworm, 37, 38. 



Fire-weed (Epilobiiim angustifoKuni), 158 ; white 

 specimens, 176. 



Flagg, Wilson, quoted, 68, 74, 78, 85, 96. 



Flicker (Colaptes auratus], 60, 64, 112. 



Floral nondescripts and monstrosities, 153. 



Flower, the national, 180-184. 



Flowering wintergreen (Polygala pauciflorci), un- 

 derground blossoms of, 178. 



Flowers: Augmented fragrance at night, 47-52; 

 awaiting insects, 28; cleistogamic, 178, 179; 

 "doubling" of, 178, 179; fragrant, 168; freaks, 



189 



176; interdependence of flowers and insects, 

 28, 141 ; in their relation to insects, 27-34, I 2 3, 

 12 7, 137, 141; leaves posing as, 166; phospho- 

 rescent, 27, 34-36 ; underground, 178, 179 ; 

 wild and cultivated, 153-185. 



Fly, remarkable, in pitcher-plant, 165. 



Flycatcher, crested, nest of, 97 ; singular choice 

 of building material, 101. 



Foliage, freaks in, 177. 



Forget-me-not, 166. 



Fossils, insects, 124-126; plants, 124-126. 



Fox-fire. See Phosphorescent fungi. 



Fox, fur of, in bird's-nest, 98. 



Foxglove. See False foxglove. 



Fox-grape, 169. 



Fragrance of flowers, 126; at night, 47-52. 



Fragrant wild-flowers, list of, 168. 



Freaks among wild-flowers, 176, 177. 



Fringed gentian, 172. 



Frost-grape, 169. 



Frost-weed (Helianthemum Canadense), two sorts 

 of flowers, 179. 



Fumitory, climbing (Adlumia), 157, 161. 



GENTIAN : closed (G. Andre~Msii), albino freak, 

 176; as a national flower, 182; at night, 25 

 Bryant's poem, 176; fringed (G. crinita), 172. 



Geological indicators among plants, 158. 



Geological succession of plants and insects, 126. 



Geranium, phosphorescence at night, 35, 



Geranium, wild (G,macnlatum'),i^i\ at night, 26. 



Gerarde quoted, "fumitory," 157. 



Ginseng (Aralia nudicanlis), 160. 



Glowworm and fire-fly, 37, 38. 



Gnatcatcher, blue-gray, nest of, 105. 



Golden-crested wren, nest of, 113. 



Goethe, quoted, 36, 154, 186. 



Golden-crowned thrush. See Thrush. 



Golden-rod, 166; broad-leaved, 169; distribution 

 of species, 183; sweet, 170; the preordained 

 national flower of America, 181-184. 



Goldfinch, 64, 65; nest and nidification of, 103. 



Gossamers and dew, 38. 



Crackle, 64. 



Grape family ( Vitacea), insect botanists of, 138. 



Grape, wild, fragrance of, 52. 



Grasses, in the dew, 39; insect specialists on, 138. 



Grasshopper, nocturnal, 55. 



Grossbeak, rose-breasted, 64; song of, 66. 



Ground-nut (Apios tuberosa), 166; leaves at night, 

 1 6; odor of blossoms, 48, 1 68, I So; tubers of, 

 1 80; ginseng, (Aralia) 169, 170. 



Ground robin. See Chewink. 



Grouse. See Ruffed grouse. 



HAIR-BIRD, See Sparrow, chipping. 

 Hang-bird. See Oriole. 



