TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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The Discoveries of Four Great Botanists; being the history of 



the discovery of the process of cross-fertilization. i 



How the Flowers Woo the Insects; wherein is discussed the 

 degree to which adaptation to an insect may be carried, 

 and the laws governing it. 19 



The Barberry Family: The Barberry's Welcome to Master 



Bombus. 37 



The Pulse Family: The Honeyed Clover— The Beggar's Tick. 43 

 The Evening Primrose Family: The Evening Primrose and 



the Hovering Moth. 49 



The Noonday Lesson of the Primrose. 57 



The ]\Iadder Family: The Riddle of the Bluets Guessed by 



both Bees and Butterflies 61 



The Compositie Family: Compositas Manners and now they 



Charm the Insects. 67 



The Heath Family: The INIountain Laurel's Embrace. 71 



Andromeda's W'him. 75 



The Figwort Family; The Homely Figwort Attractive to 



Mistress Wasp. 79 



The Wood-Betony, a Protege of the Bumblebee. 85 



The Mint Family: Sage Tea for the Bees^Horse-Balm Honey. 91 



The Milkweed Family. — The Milkweed: a Bluebeard Blossom. 97 



Bluebeard's Methods. 103 



The Arum Family: The Lords and Ladies of the Arum 



Family. 109 



The Iris Family : The Swaying Iris. 115 



The Lily Family: The Blazing-Star and Other Lilies. 119 



The Canada Lily and its Cousins (The Fire Lily and the 

 Bermuda Lily)— The Dog-Tooth Violet. 

 The Orchid Family : Orchid Blossoms and how they differ from 



other flowers. 125 



The Showy Orchid. 129 



