The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22
vHIRTt.f;NTH PAPER-
Compiled for the Post-fnteBIfRences
by Pref. Edmond y. Meany.

During the pac. year I have had the
pleasure 81 preparing sesefal articles CIV
lag some OF the interesting details Of tbs
chronological researches by Trevor XII
casd. or the University o. Washington.
Ills work II 80 .netssant AID the par
tieniaFa az II arr 50 interesting iha. any
oEs could keep On writing articles about
fhtus every week.
One Of the f0snse- articles / refer 80 gave
3nfsrsnailpr a1osit the greet quantities af
natural hsfofs materials which Mr.. Kin
cad cplsesied while Nth President David
e;arr Jesdss at shs pTsbysof Islands last
summer Ansther article Was devoted IN
bses. Pref r. u. A. Cnckerell o< New
Messeo. Is the recognized American au-
fhogtty on bees. In the course OF a pleas
snt correspondence he suggested that Mr.
kiHeaia send him some bees 70. tde1flg-
cation. The young man promptly sent him
about 20 specimens the accumulation
OF four years OF collecting Then Prof
Ceckesen held up MS hands and said:
''nof't sena any moro bees untii I ask
for them" The lot turned on: a rich
harvest. many os them proving new 20
science. Mr.. Kiaeaid's name has been
permanently attached 20 many OF fhese
rev discoveries. But Pref cockerel ia
mare than simply identify the bees He
cent mary pamphlets and monographs
giving Mr.. K,ncala such a ky 20 the bee
The bees Of the Pacific eoast himself.
Relationship Between Plants and
Insects.
One II the most interesting phases OF
Mr.. kincaia's work is his study or The
Relationship between plants ana Insects
This. Of course. is done in the field while
collecting specimens. He makes careful
notes Of ,ha plants that are visited by Ger
IA Of he sr4xa fss~s
visit ce-sin plants Much OF this kind
OF work has been dore IN Europe II was
begun by Muller In Germany and ex-
tended by Darwin. s.nee then naturallsts
have followed these two IN various parts
OF Eufore. But little 81 such work has
been done In America thus far. Prof
rockereii Is do.rg tina work thoroughly In
New Mexico. and Mr.. Charles Robinson,
Of CariinxyIlie. IL. Is dong the same IN
his section. IL any others are dong this
class OF work Ia the toitei States. Mr.
k.ncaid does not know Of Il. lie has made
good start on the task for this region.
THIS work has 20 do with the cross
fertilization OF species OF plants. and. %
course hears very strongly en- the Prob
lens Of evolution.
''ti it were not for tha Insects sad
M klneaia. whole families Of flowers
would vanish from the earth fn a single
season. ard tn q few years the bl~nrsais
ana r~reanisis would follow, and We
would lose all the flowers"
Certain plants are visited by only a few
species os Insects. For example. the
orchids ara visited nsoS,iy BY r,toshs auf
each species % orchid has Us own species
" meth a. visitor. The element OF co,or
N rowefs has is ovr Importance Re~ftes
eeem 10 prefer yelow flowers. and hurnh,e-
bees prefer hue ones. There Is one little
bee that l. only found on the little hair
bells tCaupaHala1, ana Prof C>eke-~,l
therefore named Il Halctolte. esrnns-
nulse. Honey bees visit all a!nas Of
bowers. seemingly.
Aimtcry OF Spect~s
There "a another peculiar thing ohsr-,e5
among Insects. AND thag Is the Succession
way in which certain unarmes! lns.N.ss
mimic the farm ard color q certain other
insects that are well armed for sse,fp-,
seessea. Mr.. Klncs'a has ,wentv-nve or
shlrty Of such cases sn Ms ccslertfo~
There Is a large weli-arrntSf Sanabie-baa
ara alongside az II h places ore 90 he
syrphid ntes thar the unsnig.4'ed w-ot.tt =.
s0ra was 81 the same species We, 'ha rv
Is totally uaaruea. and fools is efaeyy1fas
~ assuming the color and manners o. TIA
large bee Then there ia a savage-4ook{nx
wasp. with it's body striped with hands az
black ard yellow. Alen~xgae % this Ae
ranges syrpa.a fiy. a long-horne.s beetle.
stsng3cSs bee ard a sphinx or aay-f1ytar
moth every cne Of y ssch mast closely re-
sensh.e@ the eol9v and appearance az the
wasp. They al seem - have borrowed his
style IF c0lor 20 avcld sach enemies as
would desour them bg; would give the
wasp q wide berth Then there - little
bug that has chosen ore cf .hs worst sting
ing naiS u'orEnlca, as i;s pattern.
Evolution of Plants and Insects.
@ sasoS tea.}y Covering p}se.s ara Insects
arFeased on IRE earth a. the Sauc tine.
stad their evolS tsSn ard ~Xp1Aslan aave
Trogrssssa together. Such work SIS Mr.
ksncAsa - doing VII Increase the s,-s4.s
esao q knew ledge BY means % weseA the