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have been more numerous in the vicinity of Philadelphia this year than we have 

 ever known them. But my philosophical neighbor was for once foiled. His ope- 

 rations were in this wise: His man Pompey and himself rose early to enjoy a 

 savage pleasure in conquering their hitherto invincible enemy. Pomp rolled up 

 his sleeves for slaughter, while my friend pulled on a pair of gloves. To it they 

 both went, and in an hour or two, or ere the tuneful breakfast bell had called 

 neighbor W. to his matutinal repast, a bucket full of these coleoptera had been 

 bagged. ' Now,' says Pomp, c massa, 'spose I scald 'em.' ' Oh no,' says Phi- 

 losophy ; < I'll teach them to trespass on my manor, the varmint !' So he went to 

 his laboratory and brought out some ounces of chloride of lime, which, dissolved, 

 was poured over the active mass ; they were then buried, and Pomp spanked his 

 spade over the grave, as a thing done. Philosophy slept well that night, and in 

 the morning was horrified to find all his enemies airing their wings in the sun, 

 having had a resurrection, which astonished my friend, but did not Pomp, who 

 still thinks scalding water would have been better." 



33. BISTON BETULARIUS. Pepper Moth. " This moth is double-brooded, 



the first appearing in June, and the second in September. The 

 eggs of the June brood are hatched in July, and continue feed- 

 ing until the last week of August, when they go into the pupae 

 state, burying themselves in the ground, and the perfect moths 

 appear about the beginning of September. The eggs of the au- 

 tumn brood are laid on the stems of the rose-trees, and there 

 remain until the following spring, and are hatched about the 

 time of the expansion of the leaves. By the middle of May they 

 are an inch long, and shortly afterward go into the pupae state, 

 the moth appearing about the beginning or toward the middle of 

 June. The caterpillars are grayish-brown, with a faint-red 

 line down the centre of the back. In some seasons they 

 are numerous ; but as they feed only on the rose-leaves in the 

 season of luxuriant growth, the injury occasioned by tLom is 

 trifling. The perfect moth measures, when the wings are ex- 

 panded, an inch and a half: all the wings are dirty-white, cloud- 

 ed with pale-ash, and thickly spotted over the whole insect with 

 black, whence the name ' Pepper Moth.'" Paxton. 



34. HARPALYCE FULVATA. Barred Yellow Moth. " This beautiful 



little moth appears in June, and may be caught in abundance by 

 beating the rose-bushes. The caterpillar is greenish-yellow, with 

 a white mark bordered by a darker one on each side. It feeds 

 voraciously on the leaves of the rose-tree, but does not appear to 

 attack the buds. The parent lays her eggs in July, and the 

 caterpillars, which are feeding during August in considerable 

 quantities, will be full fed early in September, and will then en- 

 ter into the pupae state, burying themselves in the ground and 



