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a short time, then let them drain off, and finally 

 dry them thoroughly before packing them away 

 for the coming season. This may be their 

 method of weeding out all the delicate seed. 



SILK IN HUNGARY. 



In Hungary, the government provides for the 

 reeling of cocoons. They buy the cocoons from 

 the producers, for two thirds of the market 

 value, because they furnish them with the eggs 

 and the leaves. The government owns large 

 plantations of mulberry trees, and forbids the 

 sale of eggs. 



Other European countries raise more or less 

 silk, both for home use and exportation, but we 

 have not space here to enter into detail of any 

 but the most important: 



