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confined in large glass vials, with suitable food and a strip of blotting 

 paper to absorb surplus moisture. It is my opinion that too little ab- 

 sorbent was used, the lack of which caused the premature death of 

 some individuals. Six pairs were taken on April 4th, and eight pairs 

 on April 7th. They were given fresh food (collard or cabbage) each 

 day and the number of eggs counted and removed each morning. As 

 the eggs are laid during the daytime the record is always one day 

 behind as regards the actual date when the eggs were laid. 



The shape of the egg mass, whether regular or irregular, and num- 

 ber of eggs are represented in vertical column, the letter "R" mean- 

 ing regular, that is, two uniform parallel rows ("12-R" meaning 12 

 eggs in two rows of six each) and "I" meaning irregular ("12-1" 

 meaning 12 eggs in an irregular mass). 



Daily Record of 14 Females of the Hibernated Generation. i 



