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some of them make him a great deal of trouble. They 

 lay their eggs on or near the plants (figure 100). Out 

 of these eggs come young worms or caterpillars, which 

 eat the leaves. And so the gardener looks upon them 

 as his worst foes. 



FIG. 98. Moth clinging to the cocoon out of which it has just come. 



When you find worms or caterpillars, you may put 

 them into tumblers or fruit jars with some of the leaves 

 of the plant on which they are feeding, and tie a piece of 

 cloth over the top. Give them fresh leaves of the same 

 kind as often as they are needed. By and by you will 



