Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 390
EXAMINING THE EGGS. butterflies in captivity, all that is necessary is toput each day into the box where they are con-fined a piece of dried apple that has been soakedeither in honey or sugared water. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 843 The eggs of different species will be of variouscolors, and… … FEEDING THE LARV^. the sides of the box or bag, but the pieces ofpaper to which the eggs cling should be cut outand placed in a small bottle or test-tube, closelycorked. Some will hatch out in a few days, andsome will require weeks and months, but it islittle trouble to examine them daily. After…
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