WALKING-STICKS AND WALKING-LEA VES. 



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in 1867, at the Jardin d'Acclimatation at Paris. They 

 were placed on a growing bush, from which most of the 

 leaves were stripped, that they might be more easily 



perceived, 

 placard had 

 nounced the 

 the insects, 

 would have 

 anything ex- 

 and as it 

 persons, 

 fully exa- 

 case, went 

 out being 

 havingr seen 

 but the 

 vinced that 

 referred to 

 microscopic, 

 for their 

 those who 

 q u a i n t e d 

 aspect of 



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laro-e 



Fig. iS.— a Walking-Leaf (/7m'//////« 

 scythe), from Silhet. 



a n - 



If a 

 not 

 presence of 

 no one 

 recognized 

 traordinary ; 

 was, many 

 after care- 

 mininof the 



o 



away with- 

 aware of 

 a n y t h i n g 

 bush, con- 

 the placard 

 something 

 too minute 

 sight. Even 

 were a c - 

 with the 

 w a 1 k i n o- . 



leaves had often a long search to discover what was 

 in reality before their eyes. 



