My Studio Neighbors

by W. Hamilton Gibson

INDEX

Agalena, house-spider, [7].
Alypia, grape-vine-moth, [160].
Andromeda (A. ligustrina),
singular greeting to the bee, [126];
interior arrangement of flower, [128];
release of the pollen, [129].
Angræcum, orchid of Madagascar, with nectary eleven inches long, [219].
Ants,
herding the aphides, [166];
a model honey-farm, [167].
"Ant-holes," [61].
Aphides, plant-lice,
founders of the feast, [165];
herded by ants, [167].
Apocynum, dogbane, [236].
Aprophora, spume-bearer, [82].
Arethusa bulbosa, orchid, [175].
Argiope, field spider, [8].
Aristolochias, [119].
Aristotle, [23].
Arum, wild:
—Position of the anthers, [141];
progressive stages of change, [142].
Asclepias cornuta, milkweed, [227].
Asilus, "robber-fly", [8].
Axell, a follower of Darwin, [116].
Bees:
—The drone of, [5];
a counterpart of clover; dependence of clover on, [117];
manner of approach, [121];
black-and-white banded, [126];
approach to the blue-flag, [131];
experiment with the bumblebee, [209];
his escape from the flower, [210];
manner of cross-fertilizing, [212];
manner of conveying the pollen, [218];
his difficulties with the milkweed flower, [233];
the cumbersome handicap, [234];
destroyed by the milkweed, [235].
Beetles (Cicindela), tiger, [68].
Birds:
—Swifts, [5];
robin, [5];
vireo, [5], [45];
indigo, [5];
chat, [5], [40];
oriole, [5], [32];
red-headed chippy; barn-swallow, [6], [28], [39], [40];
cuckoo, [23];
"kow-bird"; cow black-bird; bunting, [27];
song-sparrow, [30], [40];
Maryland yellow-throat, [28], [45];
Wilson's thrush; chewink, [32];
fly-catcher; bluebird; oven-bird; cat-bird; ph[oe]be, [40];
bobolink; "reed-bird," [53];
humming, [227].
Birds' nests:
—Flimsy structure of the cuckoo's, [26];
song-sparrow's, [30];
oriole's swinging hammock; cobweb structure of the vireo's, [32];
size of yellow-bird's; summer yellow-bird's beautiful home, [47];
a four-story house, a possible fashion in featherdom, [51];
pipit's, [35];
wood-sparrow's, [37].
Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens), queer little harlequins on, [9];
its scarlet-coated seeds, [88].
Blackburn, Mrs., quoted, [35].
Blair, Patrick, his claims concerning pollen, [111].
Blossom ceremonies, [119].
Blue-flag,
its hidden anthers reached only by the bumblebee or large fly,[129];
manner of the bee's approach, [131].
Burroughs on wren-building, [17].
Butterflies:
—Great yellow swallow-tail (Papilio turnus); red admiral (Pyrameis Atlanta); small yellow (Philodice); semicolon (Grapta interrogationis); comma (Vanessa comma), [153];
orange; white (Aphrodite), [154];
white cabbage (Pontia oleracea) [153].
Cactus, prickly-pear, its golden bower, [118].
Collinsonia, horse-balm, [136].
Caterpillars, [10], [14], [15], [62].
Celastrus scandens, bittersweet, [88].
Chamælirium luteum, devil's-bit, [133].
Chipmonk, [6].
Cicada,
victim of the sand-hornet, [77];
manner of depositing its eggs; period of transformation, [97];
time of hatching, [100].
Cicindela, tiger-beetle, [68].
Clover, cause of failure of crop in Australia, [117].
Cobwebs:
—A dusty prize; a two year's span, [7];
a mixed assortment in, [8].
Cone-flower (Rudbeckia hirta), [138];
embryo seeds; arrangement of the anthers, [139].
Cow black-bird, [27];
his favorite perch; old dame's theory, [28];
an unwelcome intruder, [30];
a prowling foe, [31].
Cow-bird:
—Ravenous young parasite, [31];
a clamoring lubber, [37];
"Black Douglas" of the bird-home, [38];
selected victims, [39];
distribution of its eggs; vicious habits, [40];
egg-laying intervals; demoralizing conditions; American species an improvement, [41];
survival of the fittest, [42];
balance of power, [44];
outwitted, [51];
massing for migration, [52].
"Cow-spit," [80].
Cross-fertilization, [115], [122], [178], [189], [194].
"Cuckoo-spit," [80].
Cuckoos:
—Poetic misnomer, [23];
outrage on maternal affection; yellow-billed; black-billed; imagination versus facts, [25];
bad workmanship of nest, [26];
its stammering cry, [27];
manner of depositing its eggs; handling the egg with her bill, [33];
short period of incubation; voracious appetite of the young; aggressive selfishness, [34];
the tragedy of the nest, [35];
manner of disposing of its nest-mates, [36].
Cypripedium acaule, moccasin-flower; ladies'-slipper; Venus's-slipper, [205].
Darwin:
—Process of anatomical evolution, [35];
theory of cross-fertilization, [105];
inspired insight, [115];
his disciples, [116];
experiments with pollen, [126];
weakness of self-fertilizing flowers, [144];
triumphant revelation, [171];
reaffirming Sprengel's theory, [178];
a chosen interpreter, [181];
dependence on insects, [183];
revealing the hidden treasure, [185];
foretelling the manner of cross-fertilization, [189];
description of the cross-fertilization, [209];
bees as implied fertilizers, [212];
truth of his belief, [220].
Darning-needle, dragon-fly (Libellulidæ), [156];
his dainty morsel, [160].
Delpino, a follower of Darwin, [116].
Desmodium, its hospitable welcome, [118].
Devil's-bit (Chamælirium luteum), [133].
Digger wasp,
its color and wire-like waist, [72];
manner of working, [74];
covering its tracks; opening the tomb, [76];
living food for the young grub, [77];
its remarkable carrying power, [78].
Dogbane (Apocynum),
its fragrant, bell-shaped flowers, [236];
trapping moths, [237].
Dogwood, [5].
Door-Step Neighbors:
—Chronicle of a day, [58];
disappearing holes, [59], [16];
"ant-holes"; a danger signal; an unhealthy court, [61];
a transformation, [62];
an experiment; method of excavation, [63];
a stalwart worker, [64];
an uncouth nondescript; spider-like legs, [66];
crawls on his back, [67];
a tiny black wasp; a spider-catcher, [69];
resting on her wings; inspecting her burrow, [70];
manner of burying her prey; skilful workmanship, [71];
a new-comer; her wire-like waist; digging her tunnel, [72];
manner of working; sound of labor, [74];
covering her tracks; opening the tomb, [76];
fresh living food, [77];
carrying seven times its weight; peculiar features of stone-piling, [78];
color of the wasp, [79];
the spume-bearer, [81];
nomadic blossoms; a sack bearer, [83];
winter quarters, [84].
Epeira, field spider, [8].
Epiphytes, air-plants, [181].
Evening primrose, its golden necklace, [118].
"Fertilization of Flowers," [116];
wrong theory, [114].
Fertilization of orchids, [105], [183].
Flies:
—Robber, [8];
bluebottle, [8];
harvest ichneumon, [45], [77], [96].
Foxes, wild gambols of, [6].
Froghopper. See Spume-bearer (Aprophora), [82].
Gärtner, recognizing the theory of cross-fertilization, [115].
Genesta, its reception of insects, [118].
Geranium, wild (G. sylvaticum), [112].
Gilbert, concerning cuckoo's eggs, [25].
"Gobs," [80].
Gray, Asa:
—Demonstration concerning orchids, [184];
surmise concerning the withdrawal of pollen, [188];
orchid structure, [190].
Grew, Nehemias, discovery concerning pollen, [110];
discoveries about pollen, [113];
first step in progress, [116].
Habenaria flava:
—Yellow-spiked, [203];
H. lacera, ragged, [200];
H. orbicularis, showy, [194], [199];
H. psycodes, purple-fringed, [200];
H. mascula, [189].
Heath, its distinguishing characteristics, [123].
Hemiptera, bugs with sucking beaks, [81].
Herbert:
—A follower of Sprengel, [108];
recognizing the principle of cross-fertilization, [115].
"Honey-dew Picnic":
—Gathering of the clans, [153];
a selected spot, [154];
a motley assemblage, [155];
an outlaw, [157];
a finish fight, [158];
funeral baked meats, [164];
gathering his grist;
the founder of the feast, [158].
Honey-guides, [112], [129].
Hornets:
—Its heavy load, [9];
on the watch, [15];
"solitary," [17];
queer home of, [18];
great sand, [77];
black paper, [161].
Horse-balm (Collinsonia), its singular shape, [136];
manner of bee's approach to, [138].
Huber:
—On insect slavery, [151];
on the cultivation of the aphides, [166].
Insect Fertilization, [115].
Jack-in-the-Pulpit, detaining its guests, [119].
Jardine, Sir William, concerning cuckoo's eggs, [32].
Jenner, Dr., habits of the young cuckoo, [35].
Knight, Andrew:
—On the divination of flowers, [108];
theory of cross-fertilization, [115].
Köhlreuter:
—Recognizing Sprengel's principles, [108];
a botanical pioneer, [115].
Krunitz, on flower honey, [111].
Labiates, flowers with lips, [122].
Ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes), [218].
Larva:
—Hornet, [16];
"puss-moth," [76];
psychid, [83].
Linnæus:
—Settling the theory of fertilization, [110];
puzzled as to the function of honey, [111];
a second step, [116];
imperfect knowledge of the orchid, [173].
Logan, concerning the cuckoo, [23].
Lubbock:
—On the divination of flowers, [108];
follower of Darwin, [116];
on the cultivation of aphides, [166].
Martial Spirit of Vespa, [19].
Membracis binotata, insect with a sharp beak, a tree-hopper, [91].
Milkweed:
—Its matchless hospitality;
purple pompons;
its five horns, [227];
its one mission;
the humming-bird its friend, [228];
complex mechanism;
enticing fragrance;
removal of pollen on insects' legs, [229];
four captives, [230];
its honey trap;
its tenacious grip, [233];
an assortment of victims;
cumbersome handicap, [234];
a wholesale destroyer, [235].
Mint family, [122].
Mnio-tiltidæ, summer yellow-bird, [47].
Moccasin-flower (Cypripedium acaule), [205].
Moths:
—Twilight;
sphinx, [118], [190], [220];
grape-vine, [160].
Mountain laurel:
—Showers of pollen of;
curious construction of flower of;
withers if brought indoors, [124];
character of the pollen, [125].
Mouse, motley collection of food of;
mischief of, [7].
Müller, Hermann:
—On the divination of flowers, [108];
on defective observation, [114];
the relations between the flower and insect, [116];
on fertilization, [142]
Nature's Equilibrium, [39].
Natural observation, [57].
Nomadic blossoms, [83].
Orchids:
—Dependence on insects, [144];
strange mechanical adaptation;
sweet-pogonia;
perfume suggesting raspberries, [145];
intention of the blossom, [146];
adaptation for insects, [147];
its fragrance a perfumed whisper of welcome, [148];
a contrast, [172];
form of invitation, [173];
insect complement, [174];
Arethusa bulbosa, [175];
theories concerning the conveyance of the pollen, [176];
the most highly specialized form of flowers, [180];
distinguished by its structure;
American varieties not air-plants;
form of flower, [181];
elasticity of the pollen of the Spectabilis, [182];
self-fertilizing, [183];
American and exotic species, [184];
Arethusa's fragrance, [185];
its structure, [186];
significant depth of nectar wells;
conditions demanded of insects, [187];
Gray's surmise, [188];
sphinx-moth its only complement, [190];
manner of carrying the pollen by sphinx-moth, [193];
extracting the pollen with a pencil;
length of the nectary, [196];
purple-fringed, [198];
ragged, [200];
very exceptional provision, [201];
yellow-spiked, [203];
moccasin-flower;
ladies'-slipper;
Venus's-slipper;
the color of, [205];
distinctive character of, [206];
practical experiment, [209];
imprisonment of the bee;
manner of its release, [210];
rattlesnake-plantain, [213];
Angræcum, its long nectary, [219];
tongue of a sphinx-moth eleven inches long, [220];
nectary thirteen inches long, [223].
"Origin of Species":
—First important presentation of the theory of cross-fertilization, [105];
tardy appreciation of the work, [115].
Odynerus flavipes, wren-wasp, [10].
Ovid, concerning hornets, [18].
Parallels in Nature, [152].
Platanthera, orchid group, [192].
Pliny, [23].
Pogonia ophioglossoides, sweet-pogonia, [145].
Polistes, brown wasp, [161].
Primrose, evening, [118].
Psychid:
—A sack-bearer; drags its house with it; feeds on seed-pods, [83];
winter quarters of silk, [84].
Queer Little Family:
—Tree-hopper (Membracis binotata); a singular entertainment; graceful curves, [87];
a branch in masquerade; queer thorns, [88];
a sudden disappearance; animated thorns; like a covey of quails, [89];
like "Bob White," [90];
singular agility; queer anatomy; always ready for flight, [91];
fondness for locust and oak-trees, simulating the color and character of the branches, [92];
manner of sitting on the branches, [93];
always headed towards the top; tiny tufts of cotton, [94];
color and size of the tufts; a mere frothy shell; a riddle, [95];
its relations, [96];
an investigation, [97];
its technique, [98];
aërated cement; froth-house builder, [99];
period of hatching, [100];
a house for the winter; not a wanderer, [101].
Ragged Orchid (H. lacera), [200].
"Rattlesnake-plantain," [213].
Rudbeckia hirta, cone-flower, [138].
Sage (Salvia officinalis), strange curved stamen, [119];
nature's arrangement, [112].
Salvia, its welcome to the bee, [117].
Self-fertilization, [141].
Sheep-spit, [80].
Showy orchid (H. orbicularis),[194].
Snorting war-horse, [18].
Solitude, the pleasures of, [3].
"Solomon's ant," [152].
Spectabilis, orchid, [182];
its favorite haunt, [195].
Spiders, agalena, epeira, argiope, [8];
a two years' span, [7];
a silken vortex;
miscellaneous food, [8].
Spiranthes, "Lady's-tresses," [218].
Sprengel, Christian Conrad:
—Inspiration from the wild geranium, [108];
on the mystery of color, [112];
theory of fertilization;
a poser to Linnæus, [113];
his wrong theory, [114];
divining half the truth, [176];
assumption disproved, [178].
Spume-bearer (Aprophora), its domicile of suds;
wonderful power of jumping, [82].
Starling, dispossessing woodpecker from nest, [43].
Studio Company:
—"Tumultuous privacy"; contested territory; snickering squirrels, [4];
selected food; unsymmetrical carpentry; drone of bees; carol of birds; flurry of swifts; accompaniments to my toil, [5];
wild fox; pet chipmonk; pet toad; his lightning tongue; home in a bowl, [6];
an old friend, [9].
Summer yellow-bird (Mnio-tiltidæ), [47].
Sweet-pogonia (P. ophioglossoides), [145].
Swift, Jonathan, on parasites, [44].
Tennyson, quoted, [24].
"The Secrets of Nature in Forms and Fertilization of Flowers Discovered," Sprengel's work, [113].
Thévenot, concerning the thrift of insects, [152].
Tiger-beetle (Cicindela), [68].
Toads, [6].
Toad-spit, [80].
Tree-hopper, [93].
Venus's-slipper (Cypripedium acaule), [205].
Vireo, abandons its nest, [45].
Wasps:
—Wren, [10];
microscopic, [45];
tiny black, [69];
digger, [72], [162];
orange-spotted, [79];
brown; mud, [161].
"Waxwork" bittersweet (Celastrus scandens), [88].
Welcome of the flowers:
—The function of the stamen, [106];
difference in cells, [107];
condition of the flower, [108];
physiological features; recognition of sex in flowers, [109];
exchange of courtesies; each flower a law unto itself, [117];
action of "jack-in-the-pulpit"; cypripedium and aristolochias; peculiarity of the sage, [119];
queer stamens; nature's arrangement, [121];
cross-fertilization insured, [122];
showers of laurel pollen; curious construction of flower, [124];
singular greeting to the bee, [126];
remarkable interior arrangement of the Andromeda, [128];
hidden anthers of the blue-flag, [129];
intercommunication and reciprocity, [135].
Wild geranium (G. sylvaticum), [112].
Wild volapük, [4].
Wilson, cow-bird's eggs, [33].
Wind as a fertilizing agent, [154].
White, Gilbert, cuckoo's eggs, [32];
rich localities, [58].
Wood, Alphonso:
—On tubercles, [203];
on embarrassed bees, [235].
Woodchucks, [5].
Wren-wasp (Odynerus flavipes):
—A cumbersome prize, [10];
selecting a home; way stations; a second instalment, [11];
very familiar, [12];
a well-stocked home, [13];
impotent anæsthetic, [14];
manner of catching her prey; a hypodermic injection, [15];
food on storage; closing the cell after depositing egg, [16];
living food; preference for ready-made houses; resemblance to the yellow-jacket, [17].
Zenarchus, concerning the cicada, [96].