102 Mr, Delahigarre on Silk Worms> 



failen his cocoon on when he tries to get off the Ihelf j v/hen 

 his body is become tranfparent and bright, and like the colour 

 of llraw ; then it is high time to have fome heath or other 

 thin bufhes fixed beforehand upon tables. 



(27th Que.) Do you fix thofe buflies or boughs with their 

 leaves on ? 



(Ans) Thofe bufhes or boughs muflbe dry and well cleared 

 of all their leaves. The befl way is to fix them upon tables, 

 in double rows, fo as to make a kind of arched form betwixt 

 the extremity of the twigs. At the foot of the boughs it 

 will not be ufelefs to put fome thinner branches of birch tree 

 or fome clean fhavings, in order to facilitate the getting up 

 of the worm. Great care mufl be taken not to put too many 

 v/orms on the fame place. 



(28th (>UE.) Notwithflanding ail your care and fldll, when 

 worms are carried on the boughs, there may be fome amongfl 

 them who want flill to be fed for one or two days : in that 

 cafe, what is to be done ? 



(Ans.) It is true that fome of them want feeding yet, after 

 they have been brought on the bough-table ; then we mufl 

 give them leaves on that table, and feed them fo till they get 

 up by themfelves on the boughs. 



(29th Que.) How can the worms be carried and placed upon 

 the bough-table without hurting them ? 



