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Among the moths and butterflies : a revised and enlarged edition of "Insect lives ; or, Born in prison" (1891)

Ballard, Julia P. (Julia Perkins) · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 140

An illustration from Among the moths and butterflies : a revised and enlarged edition of "Insect lives ; or, Born in prison", 1891, leaf 140 — specimens of the tomato worm werecaged in boxes, upon earth, and fed with to- SIL VER GRA Y. 99 naato leaves. In due time they all disappearedin the earth. The same curiosity which leadschildren to take up seeds once or twice to seeif they have sprouted, led to several attemptsto see if these… … FIG. 54. CHRYSALIS OF THE QUI.\oiE.MA<. L LATA. the earth all winter. They showed signs oflife until March, when they shrivelled a little,and would no longer move when touched.They are now hardened cases, with no hopeof change. This was too great a disappointment tobear without some attempt at…

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