The Processionary : the Moth 



great beauties of the tree. I will add that 

 it is wise to prune every bough that droops 

 to earth and to keep the foot of the conifer 

 bare to a height of six feet or so. In the ab- 

 sence of these lower stairs, the only ones that 

 the Bombyx with her clumsy flight can reach, 

 she will not be able to populate the tree. 



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