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eggs are a trifle larger than a pins's head, round in shape, 

 and have hard, white, shell-like coverings. They are de- 

 posited singly and in masses, with a glutinous liquid 



matter, which soon dries, firmly cementing the eggs. 

 The larvae leave the eggs in ten days' time, appearing in 

 the form of little black, hairy caterpillars, which scatter, 



