HE title of this article will doubtless 
recall to readers of " Harper's Young 
People"* a paper upon a similar 
subject which appeared in my calendar series 
two years ago. With the title the resemblance 
ends, for the cocoons which I am about to de- 
scribe are of a sort that has never been men- 
tioned in any previous article. These curious 
cocoons had been familiar to me since my boy- 
hood, having long excited my wonder before 
finally revealing their mystery. They have re- 
cently been brought freshly to my notice by a 
letter that I have received, accompanied by a box 
of specimens, which reads as follows : 
* Now "Harper's Round Table." 
