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The life of the silkworm - 5 



The larva, or caterpillar .,.. 5 



The chrysalis - • 7 



The moth - - 8 



The food of the silkworm 9 



Culture of the mulberry 9 



Amount of leaf and preparation 11 



Implements necessary to silkworm culture 12 



Silkworm eggs: How to winter and hatch them 13 



The rearing of silkworms - - - - 16 



General directions 16 



Ventilation 16 



Disinfection - 17 



Space required 17 



Temperature - 18 



The first age. 18 



The second age. -■ 22 



The third age 22 



The fourth age 23 



The fifth age 24 



Preparations for spinning 25 



Preparing cocoons for the market 26 



Diseases of silkworms 28 



Pebrine 28 



Flacherie, or flaccidity 29 



Gattine 30 



Calcino, or muscardine 31 



Grasserie 32 



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