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which the male insects fly are very astonishing. I 

 have put, at different times and occasions, innume- 

 rable questions to them on this subject, and they 

 assure me that it is no uncommon practice amongst 

 them to catch some of the male moths and put a 

 mark on their wings previous to letting them fly, 

 the marks of different districts being known. I am 

 told that it has been thus ascertained that male 

 moths have come from a distance equal to a hundred 

 miles and upwards : I of course cannot vouch for 

 the truth of this, but have no hesitation in declaring 

 that I believe it. The Jarroo worm is guarded on 

 the trees in like manner as the Bughy ; this I have 

 had opportunities of seeing on the hills westward of 

 me : the cocoons are darker coloured than the Bughy 

 species, and are wound off as described above. The 

 accompanying skein I had reeled off at my elbow 

 this morning ; it consists of five Jarroo cocoons at 

 first, of four when one cocoon was finished, and of 

 three when two cocoons were ended ; I then stopped 

 the reel ; the three that remained of course gave a 

 filament the entire length of the skein." 



The Tussey silk is extremely well adapted for 

 general wear in warm climates, as it makes a dress 

 a once cheap, light, cool, and durable. 



