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opening of the blossom's throat, and tricking it into yielding 

 up its treasure; exploring the painted pathway to the nec- 

 taries, and discovering belated revellers caught drovs^sing 

 in their cups, when the blossom "shut up for the night." 



All this our own science artist did in the woods and fields 

 of Connecticut; and then pictured the orchids whose story 

 he planned to tell, so that each flower lover might learn to 

 know them for himself. 



