26 



I'igiire 10 shows the Sphinx, or moth, the parent of the 

 horn worm, the larvae and the horn worm. 



Fl'iURE 10. 



The horn worm feeds upon the finest and largest leaves; 

 eats the leaves in the finest parts of them. They leave 

 large holes which render the leaf worthless for a cigar or 

 chewing wrapper, leaving it tit, only for fillers. As the 

 Sphinx, that lays the oggs usually deposits two crops of 



