2&8 M I N U T E S 



122. ten days after the appearance of the flics, the 

 TI-RM-P young caterpillars began to appear on the u'n- 



PIILARS. dcr fides of the leaves of the plants; and, at 

 tlv: time I favv them, which was about ten 

 days more, the plants were entirely eaten up; 

 nothing but the fkeleton or ftrongef fibres of 

 the leaves being left: except upon a imall 

 patch or two towards the middle of the dole; 

 and except on a border, round the out fide, un- 

 der the hedges, of a breadth proportioned to 

 the height of the hedge or tree adjoining. 



On the weft fide of this clofe there \vas a 

 ftfiking inftance of this circumilance. One 

 end of the fence is free from trees; the white- 

 thorn hedge, here, riling 10 or 12 feet high: 

 under this pair., the Border was fomethirig 

 more than the height of the hedge. The other 

 end of the fence is full of pollards, with tops 

 from 18 to 20 feet high; and there the width 

 of the border was in due proportion. The firft 

 pollard marked the difference with the greatefl 

 exa&ncfs 1 



Almoft every inclofure has a fimilar border ; 

 and, in fome fmall pightles fct round wMi 

 high trees, the plants have. almo{l entirely 

 c leaped, 



Large open ficlds 4 and fmaller inclofures 

 which lie open to the fea-ward, have fuifercrl 



molt. 



