192 
Plato, quoted, 32. 
Pliny, quoted, 37, 53, 54. 
Poetry and History, 32. 
Pogonia. See Orchid. 
Polyphemus-moth, 142. 
Pond-weed (U¢ricularia), \uminous flowers, 36; 
fragrance of, 52, 169. 
Poplar family distinguished by insects, 141. 
Poppy, phosphorescence of petals, 35; poppy and 
poet, 25, 36; sleep of, 23-25. 
Potato, flowers of, at night, 19. 
Pouts, 55. 
Primrose. See Evening Primrose. 
Prince’s-pine. See Pipsissewa (C. zmbellata). 
Prometheus-moth, 142. : 
Purple-finch. See Finch. 
Purple-fringed orchis. See Orchis. 
Purslane family, insect specialists on, 139. 
Pusley, night attitude of, 22. 
Pyrola, 165, 167, 168; at night, 48; false winter- 
green, 168; shin-leaf (P. e//iptica), 168; small, 
169. 
QUAIL, 64. 
RAGGED orchis (0. /acera), 160. 
Railroad plants, 158. 
Rain, clovers in, 17; evening primrose in, 28 ; 
nasturtiums in, 20. 
Rain-crow, nest of, IIo. 
Raspberry, albino of, 176; flowering, 169. 
Rattle-box (Crota//aria), msect tenant of, 135. 
Rattlesnake hawkweed ( AMieractum venosum ), 
168. 
Rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens), 163, 
168. 
Red admiral Butterfly. See Butterfly, Atlanta. 
Red clover (77ifolium pratense). See Clover. 
Red-eyed vireo, 64; song of, 68. 
Redstart, 64; gathering dandelion-seeds, 103 ; 
nest ingredients of, gg. 
Red-wing starling, nest of, 97, 113: song of, 71. 
“* Reed-birds,” 78. 
Rhododendron, Alpen, 184; nivale (2. maxi- 
mum), 127. 
Rhodora, 27. 
Rib-grass (Plantago lanceolata). See Plantain. 
“*Rice-birds,” 78. : 
Robin, albino of, 176; nest of, 62,97, 109; song 
of, 69. 
Rock-flower (Saxifraga Virginiensis), 173, 174. 
Rooster, flapping wings of, 86, 87. 
Rose :—As a ‘‘national flower,” 182; at night, 26; 
eglantine, 169; of the conservatory, 154, 185; 
wild, 154, 169; family (Rosacez), 169 ; species 
distinguished by insects, 141. 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 64, 66. 
INDEX. 
Rue-anemone. See Anemone. 
Ruffed grouse: — Attitudes, 86; drumming at 
night, 54; the ‘tdrum” of, 83-86. 
SAMUELS, quoted, 85, 113. 
Sand, flowers growing in, 157, 158. 
Sandpiper, ‘‘ teeter-bird,” gr. 
Saxifrage family, butterfly specialist on, 143. 
Scabious, sweet, 169. 
Scarlet tanager, 64, 165. 
Scouring-rush. See Equisetum. 
Scudder, reference, 142. 
Sea-shore, plants of, 157. 
Secret flowers, 178, 179. 
Seeds, as bird-nest material, 102, 103; winged, 
158. 
Semicolon-butterfly. See Butterfly. 
Sensitive-plant, wild. See Partridge-pea. 
Shakespeare, quoted, 23, 25, 26, 120. 
Shelley, quoted, 16, 29. 
Shin-leaf. See Pyrola. 
Sidesaddle-flower. See Pitcher-plant. 
Silk-weed. See Milk-weed. 
Skunk, 49, 54. 
Skunk-cabbage, 172, 173, 174. 
Sleep of plants, 13-42. 
Smilacena, 48. 
Snake and woodpecker, 112. 
Snake-skins as a nest lining, Ior. 
Snap-weed. See Jewel-weed. 
Sneeze-weed (Helenium autumnale), 166. 
Snow-bunting (Hectrophanes nivalis), nest mate- 
rial of, 98. 
Solanum family (So/anace@), insect experts on, 
139. 
Solomon’s-seal (Polygonatum biflorum), 160, 161. 
Sparrow :—Chipping, 54, 64; ‘‘ hair-bird,” nest of, 
97; song of, 54; English, 64; field (Spize/la 
pusilla), 64; song-sparrow, 64 ; white-throated 
(Fringilla albicollis), song of, 70; night song 
of, 54; yellow-winged Coturniculus passeri- 
nus, O4. 
Spenser, quoted, 39. 
Sphagnum-bog, 163. 
Sphinx-moths. See Hawk-moths. 
Spider-silk in bird-nests, 93, 97, 116. 
Spider-webs. See Gossamer. 
Spiritual correspondences in flowers, 156. 
Spotted wintergreen. See Pipsissewa (ALaculata). 
Spring beauty (C/aytonza), 173. 
Squirrel-corn (Dicentra Canadensis), 167, 168, 
173. 
Squirrel-cups. See Liverwort. 
Squirrel-hair in bird-nest, 97. 
Squirrel, albino, 176 ; red, the enemy of birds, 112. 
‘* Stake-driver,’’ 56. 
Subterranean flowers, 178, 179. 
