. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. OW potent and abiding are the remi- niscences of early youth! It is now some thirty years since I discovered " Professor Wiggler," and noted his pecuhar eccen- tricities. And simply because I chanced first to disclose his wiggling identity on a lilac-bush, how irresistibly must his comical presence assert itself with my slightest thought of lilac, with the shape of its leaf, the faintest whiff of its fragrance, or even a distant glimpse of its spray ! Yonder, for instance, an
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. OW potent and abiding are the remi- niscences of early youth! It is now some thirty years since I discovered " Professor Wiggler," and noted his pecuhar eccen- tricities. And simply because I chanced first to disclose his wiggling identity on a lilac-bush, how irresistibly must his comical presence assert itself with my slightest thought of lilac, with the shape of its leaf, the faintest whiff of its fragrance, or even a distant glimpse of its spray ! Yonder, for instance, an old ruin of a home closely hemmed in with the well-known bushes spots the wintry landscape. What a place for Wigglers that will be next summer! Only a few days since, while walking down Broadway, New. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York : Harper & Brothers
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