. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. 2i8 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers purple. The buds of both species expand late in the afternoon—from four to six o'clock, according to the weather. Both are immigrants from warmer lands, but it is evident that they have made friends among the native night-flying insects, for the thorny seed-vessels follow duly upon the fading of the flowers. The night visitor of the jimson-weed is the. Fig. 6o.—Night visitor to the jimson-weed {Sphinx Caro
. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. 2i8 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers purple. The buds of both species expand late in the afternoon—from four to six o'clock, according to the weather. Both are immigrants from warmer lands, but it is evident that they have made friends among the native night-flying insects, for the thorny seed-vessels follow duly upon the fading of the flowers. The night visitor of the jimson-weed is the. Fig. 6o.—Night visitor to the jimson-weed {Sphinx Carolina). (From Harris' Insects Injurious id Vegetation^ Sphinx Carolina (Fig. 60), a large moth whose cater- pillar has a great and evil reputation throughout the South, where it is known as the "tobacco- ; In our gardens these caterpillars live on the tomato-vines. They are large, but it is difficult to see them, notwithstanding, as their bodies are of exactly the same tint as the vine-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Going, Maud, 1859-1925. New York, The Baker and Taylor Company
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