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worms and off-reeling their cocoons, with perhaps one or 

 two silk weavers, should be brought round to Bombay to 

 introduce this new industry to our ryots, and at first 

 through the instrumentality of the jails. Government, 

 having approved of the proposed measures, sent to Bengal 

 for the Tusseh cocoons ; and these, having arrived in this 

 port in October 1859, were distributed in the following 

 November to all the collectors under the Presidency, 

 excepting those of Rutnagherry and Belgaum, with the 

 circular No. 2791 of 1859, General Department. The 

 Bengal cocoons are those of the Saturnia Mylitta, and 

 indentical with those shown to me by Mr. Heycock and 

 found by me at Sholapoor, the Bombay Paphia to which 

 I had attributed the Deccan cocoons being the same moth 

 as the Saturnia Mylitta, under another name. Saturnia 

 Mylitta of Bengal is found there, on the Blair tree. 



But Bengalees, it seems, distinguish between the cocoons 

 found on the Blair and those cocoons found on the Asseen 

 tree. The former they call Bughy, the latter Jarvo, and 

 the latter they deem the better sort. The Asseen of Bengal 

 is the aim, aeen, ayen of this Presidency, the Terminalia 

 glabra vel alata vel Pentaptera tomentosa of botanists, 

 found throughout Goozerat and the Coucans, on which the 

 worm has been noticed to feed in these countries by 

 Dr. Gibson, and by Mr. Bellasis, the collector of Surat. 



During the last three weeks I have found the cocoons of 

 the Saturnia Mylitta on the Komba or Kumber of this 

 island, the Carey a arborea of botanists, a handsome tree of 

 the myrtle kind, a native of the Coucans, Goozerat, and 

 Khandeish. The only collectorate from which I have yet 

 had reply to last year's circular is that of Surat, where 

 Mr. Bellasis wishes to have a Bengal ryot sent at once. 



The Agri-Horticultural Society of Western India, and a 

 private merchant of Bombay, are also anxious to have the 

 services of expert Bengalees placed at their disposal. 



The cultivation of the worm is an easy matter. When 

 they abound and are accessible, it is sufficient merely to 

 protect them and their eggs from the depredation of birds. 

 If not abundant, or not accessible, nurseries of.Blair or Ayen 

 trees should be raised for them, and, if by Government, in 

 connection with the jails. A few trees only are necessary, 

 as the worms can spin just as well in frames as on the 

 branches of trees. If a supply of leaves can be kept up 

 by irrigation, the worms will probably spin all the year 

 round, as in Bengal, instead of only after the rains. 



Reeling off the cocoons is a delicate task, but when once 



