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larve in their size and whiteness, but differing from these, 
inasmuch as the legs are now distinctly pronounced, and 
separate from the body, except at one point of attachment, 
and each leg is enclosed in a skin or case of its own, and 
quite transparent. After a fortnight or three weeks, more or 
less (I do not pretend to say the exact time), the legs begin 
to assume a brownish hue, and the eyes are clearly perceptible 
as black points, one on each side of the head, a certain sign 
that the final change is approaching. The cases or covering 
of the several limbs then open, and the limbs themselves 
make their appearance through the fissures, the legs stretching 
themselves, and with the terminal hooks or claws take hold 
of any object that may answer the purpose of a fulcrum; 
then they seem to deliver themselves of the leg-cases, 
antenna-cases, and wing-cases, and stand revealed as weevils 
in their proper form, but for a short time continue to retain 
their white colour, excepting the eyes, which still have the 
appearance of black specks; the exterior covering of the 
weevil soon assumes consistency and colour. It is quite 
idle to propose a remedy, or to pretend that [ can propose a 
remedy, for the destructive propensities of this insect. It isa 
great mistake also to suppose that itis any novelty. I have 
been familiar with it for many years, and have not observed 
either an increase or diminution in its numbers. Ferns in 
cultivation have a similar beetle—Otiorhynchus sulcatus— 
dependent on them for support; so have roses, of which I 
shall have more to say forthwith; so has the lily of 
the valley. The process of picking them off with the 
finger and thumb is too tedious to recommend, otherwise it 
would be attended with certain success; but how can we be 
remunerated for the time employed in picking off the weevils 
from a hop-garden,—they are scareely larger than a large 
grain of wheat, and it would require thousands to fill a quart 
measure.—Hdward Newman.) 
W. H. Kynaston.— How to Relax Butterflies and Moths. 
—Will you kindly inform me in next month’s ‘ Entomolo- 
gist’ the best method of relaxing butterflies and moths after 
they have become stiff?—W. H. Kynaston; Montpellier 
Lodge, Cheltenham. 
[Prevention is better than cure. I do not advance this as 
an entirely new or original idea, yet it is so true and so 
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