AILANTUS silk-worm. See Moth. 
‘*Albino” flowers, 176. 
Alder, leaf-roller of, 137, 176. 
Alder, white. See Clethra. 
Allen, Grant, quoted, 148. 
Alpine flowers, 127; Alpine willow, 127; Alpine 
insects, 121, 128, 143, 147, 148. 
Amber, insects in, 124. 
Andromeda (A. ligustrina), 161. 
Anemone nemorosa, 170, 173. 
Anemone, rue ( Zhalictrum anemonoides), 161. 
Apple, 169. 
Apple-tree moth, botanical selection of, 141. 
Arbutus. See Trailing Arbutus. 
Archippus butterfly (Dazais), a botanical expert, 
142. See Butterfly. 
Arethusa (A. dz/bosa), 162. 
Arnica, 17. 
Arum, dragon, 160; insect specialist of, 140. 
Asclepias. See Milk-weed. 
Ashes, plants growing in, 158. 
Asterias butterfly, 131. 
Asters, 166; at night, 25; number of species, 
184. 
Audubon, 79; quoted, 83, 86, 87. 
Autumn color of foliage, 174. 
Azalea:—Alpen, 184; ** apples” of, 161; Pinxter, 
169; smooth, 169; swamp (A. viscosa), 32, 33, 
49, 161, 169. 
BACHELOR’S-BUTTONS (Centauria) at night, 19. 
Balsams, leaves of, at night, 19. 
Baltimore oriole. See Oriole. 
Basswood. See Linden. 
Bat, 53, 56. 
Bay (A/yrica gale), 164. 
Bean family of plants, distinguished by butter- 
flies, 133, 135. 
Bean leaves at night, 18. 
Bedstraw, 169. 
Beecher, Henry Ward, quoted, 69, 74. 
Bee-marten. See King-bird. 
Bees and blossoms, 29, 46. 
Beetle:—Fragrant, 50; leaf-rolling of hazel and 
alder, 1353; of dog-bane, 137; pea-weevil, 135; 
Swiss, 137. 
Bellwort (UVvzdaria), 161. 
Bilberries, 184. 
Bird songs, 61, 87; nocturnal, 54. 
Bird-foot violet. See Violet. 
Birds, albino, 176. 
Birds, nocturnal, 52-56, 81-83. 
Birds’-nests, 91-116; singular materials of, 97. 
Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), 56. 
Blackberry, freak of, 177. 
Blackbird, cow. See Cow-bird. 
Blackbird, red-winged. See Starling. 
Black-eyed Susan. See Cone-flower. 
Blazing-star (Chamelirium luteum), 162, 172. 
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), 161, 170, 
173. 
Bluebells. See Harebell. 
‘‘Blue-bottles” (Centaurea) flowers at night, 19. 
Blueberry, 169, 184. 
Bluebird, 64, 71, 97, 112; albino, 176. 
Blue-eyed grass (Stsyrinchium), 159. 
Blueflag (/ris versicolor), abnormal variety of, 177; 
albino of, 176. 
