IN THE GARDEN. 



rows of parallel little cells which have 

 turned brown ; two such depressions are to 

 be seen in the drawing shown on page 59. 



The young caterpillars on hatching 

 are comic little chaps and may be seen 

 feeding together in a row on the under 

 side of the outer edge of the leaf. They 

 are at this time quite small, about i 8 inch 

 in length with black head and front 

 segments and green behind. At this 

 stage they only hold on to the leaf by 

 means of their front 3 pairs of legs, the 

 rest of the body being held up at an 

 angle to the leaf and being waved about 

 from side to side as the grub feeds. As 

 they grow older, the caterpillars separate 

 and spread over the plant, usually one 

 or two feeding together on one leaf. 

 They always commence on the outer edge 

 of the latter and eat it down to the mid 

 rib on either side. 



The caterpillar grows to full size in 

 about ten days to a fortnight, and further 

 generations of the grubs will be found in 

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