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as well as the weight of the cocoons. The worms produced 

 from a single ounce of seed may produce as much as one 



Fig. 451. Abraxas gross ulanata. 



Fig. 452.* 



* Silkworm of the Castor-oil plant, represents the butterfly, the cater- 

 pillar, and the cocoon or pod; also the leaves of the plant. Quoted from 

 the work on aeclimatation. by the late Isidore Geoffrey St. Hilaire. 

 E.K. 



