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attached to the trees. The caterpillars are large and hand- 

 some, grey, with orange and white lines, hairy and tufted, and 

 have eight pairs of feet. As the eggs hatch at different times 



Fig. Zt.— Csdiing Moth (above), and Winter Moth (below). 



their season is a long one — from May to September — and they 

 are capable of doing much damage. Destroy the cocoons and 

 eggs in autumn and winter, and spray the caterpillars with 

 Paris green. 



