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color at first, which deepens in a day or two to pale 

 brown. Two weeks thereafter tlie transformation is 

 complete, and the imago or perfect moth escapes. This 

 event occnrs abont the middle oi* latter part of Jnly, 

 Then follows the wedding-day, and in a few days more 

 the female begins to deposit her eggs for the late brood 

 of larv?e, the late apples being generally selected for this 

 pni'pose. These larvae mature during the autumn or 

 early winter months. Sometimes they crawl out or 

 swing themselves out before the apples are gathered, in 

 which case they seek some sheltered nook under the 

 loose bark of a tree, or other convenient hiding-place. 

 But if carried with the fruit into the cellar, they of 

 course spin their cocoons upon the boxes, bins, barrels, 

 or walls." 



" I have it now !" exclaimed Hugh, abruptly. " Beg 

 your pardon, sir, but I'd been try in' to think, w'ile you 

 was tellin' about them cocoons, w'ere I'd seen sich ob- 

 jecks, 'n I jest happened to remember. Las' winter I 

 found hundreds of 'em spun up betwixt the staves and 

 hoops of the apple bar'ls. I noticed 'em as a cur'us 

 thing, but didn't know w'at to make of 'em, and never 

 tho't of 'em ag'in until now. Them w^as apple-worms ; 

 I'm sure of it now." 



''I have no doubt of it, Hugh; and you provided 

 them with snug winter-quarters, and then allowed them 

 to escape, to come out last spring by companies to infest 

 the apples. But you'll know better another time, I 

 dare say." 



"That I will, sir; and I'll pass the hint around 



