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Jeaves, and put them upon fome leaves 

 flrowed on a table, where they may lay 

 the refl, which Ihould not be mixed with 

 your firil layed eggs, becaufe they will not 

 be lb good, and many of them will not 

 cliangc to the biueiih colour. If the rulhes 

 from whence you took the moths after 

 laying are not very full of eggs, you may 

 put other moths on them to lay, but if 

 they are full, take them away, and place 

 others in theii' room. 



When the moths have done laying, and 

 the eggs have attained the proper colour, 

 you muft take the ruflies, and rub the eggs 

 off gently, by drawing them through your 

 nails over a drawer, thai; none of the eggs 

 may be fcattered. They will very eafily 

 feparate either from the walnut leaves or 

 rufnes, efpecially when thefe are a little 

 withered, (for they fhould be green and 

 frefli when the moths are placed upon them 

 to lay) either by rubbing them gently, or 

 where the eggs flick fomewhat more fafl:, 

 by loofening them with your nails, or a 

 blunt knife ; but indeed mofl: of them will 

 come off upon the leaft rubbing. 



As often as you feparate any quantity of 

 eggs from the rufhes or walnut leaves, you 



ihould 



