196 NOTES, 
horns, smooth and of a.reddish brown towards the bottom, jagged 
or bearded, and black towards the tops,on each of the rings arise 
short, jagged, black horns, one standing on the back, and two on 
each side; below which is a trachea on each side; likewise the 
horn of the back of the last ring is longest: the flap of the tail 
is of a bright bay colour. It hath eight feet, and six pupille.’ 
__ There. are, besides this kind, others without horns ; all of 
them. of a green. colour. so far as I recollect. And. this, in | 
Catesby’s description, differs in respect to colour ; this tobacco 
worm or horn worm, as the planters call it more. particularly, 
being. of a pale delicate green ; an effect I apprehend which pro- 
ceeds from the colour of its food when it feeds upon growing. to- 
bacco. plants. The act of destroying these worms is termed, 
worming the tobacco, which i is a very nauseous occupation, and. 
takes up much labour, _ It is performed by picking every thing 
of this kind. off the respective leaves with the hand, and destroy- 
ing i it with, the foot. ee 
uv add To Ofte. ‘Term. ‘sFiring?. a a 
— py comes very. rainy seasons, and in some kinds of unfa- . 
vourable soil, the plant. is, subject, toa malady called firing. 
atmosphere, and the too moist condition of the plant: I do not 
recollect whetes, #8 Pa eaten, does not produce an ef- 
planter, a as sit spots, the leaf with, a hard brown spoty, which per- 
ishes, and becomes : 50, far a Joss upon the commodity. L appre- 
hend there are two stages when the plant i is,ina certain degree, 
subject to this evil effect : the first i is whilst growing in the field, 
the latter when, hanging i in the tobacco house. _ know of no other, 
remed yt than constant working the ground while the seed is grow- 
ings ¢ and careful drying, by the use of che in, the tobacco hones 
~ Fi 4 ey 
‘ 8 4 ‘ ce kree . 
his 2303 Mee at bith (che. ES Fi seated er Ree yas has 
$ ret “tas pats + Si f 
