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NOTES ON MULBERRY AND OTHER SILK CULTURE, 



"WITH ILLVSTllATIONS OF VAlUiXS SIKCIKS ilF \\ORMS AND MOTIl.S. 



Post free 15 stamps. 

 OAK SILK CULTURE. 



BOJIBYX YAMA-MAI, ?>. PEUNYI, B. rOLVrHEML'S. 



All feed on our Eiitjlixh, Tiirkei/, Eeerfireen, and other varietiet of ))ie Oak. E(jis of these valuable races 

 limy be obtninei! itt their jiroper seasons, and can be sent by post, safebj, in a quill. ^ 



YAMA-MAI, iMrouTEi) japaxese eogs. Arrive December to May. 



,, ,, I'lcKEi) FEiiTiLE EGGS. English auJ French acclimatised, froHi Sept. to May. 



B. MORI (the Mulberry Silkworm). 

 BdMBYX CYNTHIA, fektile eggs, from .lunc to July, duriiif; August worms only. 



Mulheny trees, Titrley inid other Onls, jAihnnnim, mid Lilnc. Ailantlius glandulosa, the 

 natural food of B. Cynthia. Bombyx Cyntliia is reported to feed well upon Lilac anrt Labnrnnm. 



Mr. S. H. GASKELL will have for distribution, in addition to Yama-Mai and Cynthia, 

 Cocoons, Eggs, and 'Worms of the following sorts : — 



B. CECBOriA, feeding' on Apple, Plum, C'liriiint, AVillow, and Hawtliom. -This SilkwoiTa is verj- 



beautiful, Imth us a Catei-piller and as a Moth, easily reared, very hardy. 

 B. PERNYI, double brooded in North Ch'na, feeds on all kinds of Oak, is very hardy, handsome, 



grows rapidlv, is a fjeneral favourite and easy to re;ir. 

 B. I'OLYl'HEiNlUS, te( ds on all kinds of Oak, Maple, Elm, and Hazel. Very handsome as a 



Moth, and as a CateiTiillar not ditliiult to rear. FtrfT season, June and fulv. 

 SATUKNTA PAVONIA MAJOR, PYKI, not dittieult to rear, a native of Europe; feeds on 



Apple, Pear, Asli, and Elm. Erjj season, May and June. 

 ACTIAS LTjXA.avery handsome Moth and Caterpillar; feeds on Walnut, Sweet Gum, and 



Oak, easy to lear. E^f? season, June and Jidy. 

 B. PROMKTHKA, feeds on Wild Cheny, Chokerhc n-y, and Sassafras, not easily reared, but very 



handsome. Ffrfr season, June and Julv. 

 ACTIAS 8KLEN K. a Ik autifiil "VVonn and Moth. Oak feeder. 

 AKTHEKEA ROYLEI, a tine larse species. Oak feeder. 



DESCRIPTIVE LISTS ON APPLICATION. 



Mr. S. H. GASKELL, Naturalist, STALYBRIDGE. 



