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iarly useful in making the little tents of leaves 

 in which some of them live, and in spinning 

 their cocoons. 



Have you ever noticed the caterpillars which 

 draw together or roll up the leaves of the rose 

 bush? 



Harriet. Oh, yes, I have often seen them ; 

 we have plenty of them in our garden. 



Anna. And so have I. 



<ftunt M. Did you ever see them fasten the 

 leaves together ? 



Harriet. No; but we have often pulled 

 them apart, and seen the worm inside. 



Jlunt M. The eggs of these caterpillars are 

 often laid on the fence or wall above the bush, 

 instead of on the bush itself. They hatch about 

 the time that the young leaves make their ap- 

 pearance, and the little caterpillars fall down 

 upon them, and immediately begin to draw 

 them together, to make a covering to conceal 

 themselves from observation. 



I have watched them at this, and it is really 



a very curious operation. The little head moves 



rapidly from one side of the leaf to the other, 



spinning its fine silken thread as it goes, and 



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