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CABBAGE. 



The grub or caterpillar of this " Green-veined " butterfly is 

 velvety ; of a dull green above, brighter below, and has a row 

 of red or reddish yellow breathing-pores along each side. 



Green-veined White Butterfly: 1, female; 2, egg; 3, caterpillar; 4, chrysalis ; 

 5 & 6, parasite Ichneumon Fly, Hemitclcs melunarius, mag. and nat. size. 



The chrysalis is pale greenish white, or yellow and freckled, 

 and has the two ends of a brown colour. 



The fore wings of the butterflies are white above, excepting 

 at the base, which is generally black ; the tip also is dusky or 

 black, and the nerves or veins greyish ; in the females the 

 markings are blacker than in the male, and there are also two 

 large black spots beyond the middle of the wing (the males 

 have sometimes one spot). The under side of the fore wings 

 is yellow at the tip, with dark veins, and two black spots. 

 The hind wings white above, with a dusky mark on the front 

 margin ; beneath they are sulphur or pale yellow, with broad 

 greenish margins to the nerves. 



Prevention and Eemedies. — See " Large White." 



Note. — The three species of Cabbage and Turnip Butterflies 

 just described are so much alike that it may be convenient 

 to point out the main distinctions : — 



Eggs. — The " Large White " lays its eggs in clusters ; the 

 two other kinds lay them singly. 



Caterpillars. — The caterpillar of the "Large White" is 

 bluish green above, with three lines of yellow, and is spotted 

 ivith black ; also has tufts, or a sprinkling of hairs. The 

 caterpillars of the two other kinds are green, but have no 

 black blotches ; also they are velvety. These two kinds differ 

 from each other in the " Small White " having three yellow 

 lines, and the " Veined Wliite " having a row along each side 

 of red or reddish yellow breathing-yores. 



Chrysalids. — The chrysalis of the " Large White " is pale 

 greenish, spotted with black; of the " Small White" fleshy- 

 brown, freckled with black ; and of the " Green-veined White" 



