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her eggs in little clusters on the under side of the leaves 

 of cabbages. (Eggs are generally laid on the under 

 side of leaves, as being more protected from the weather 

 and from the sun.) These eggs are elongate, and pale 

 yellow. After an interval of a week or ten days, the 



Fig. 6. 1, Larva of Fieri* brassicce ; 2, ditto, Lophopferyx camelina ; 

 3, ditto, Sphinx ligustri (young) ; 4, ditto, Ourapteryx aambucaria ; 

 5, ditto, Diphthera Orion. 



small caterpillars creep out of these eggs, and commence 

 feeding on the cabbage leaves ; these caterpillars have 

 sixteen legs, six of which, towards the head, are hard 

 and horny, and correspond to the six legs of the perfect 

 insect ; behind these are the eight ventral and two anal 



