_A Familiar Guest_ 3
_The Cuckoos and the Outwitted Cow-bird_ 23
_Door-step Neighbors_ 57
_A Queer Little Family on the Bittersweet_ 87
_The Welcomes of the Flowers_ 105
_A Honey-dew Picnic_ 151
_A Few Native Orchids and Their Insect Sponsors_ 171
_The Milkweed_ 227
_Index_ 239
[Illustration: LIST OF DESIGNS]