. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. HE title of this article will doubtless recall to readers of " Harper's Young People"* a paper upon a similar subject which appeared in my calendar series two years ago. With the title the resemblance ends, for the cocoons which I am about to de- scribe are of a sort that has never been men- tioned in any previous article. These curious cocoons had been familiar to me since my boy- hood, having long excited my wonder before finally revealing their mystery. They have re- cently
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. HE title of this article will doubtless recall to readers of " Harper's Young People"* a paper upon a similar subject which appeared in my calendar series two years ago. With the title the resemblance ends, for the cocoons which I am about to de- scribe are of a sort that has never been men- tioned in any previous article. These curious cocoons had been familiar to me since my boy- hood, having long excited my wonder before finally revealing their mystery. They have re- cently been brought freshly to my notice by a letter that I have received, accompanied by a box of specimens, which reads as follows: * Now " Harper's Round ;. 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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