The Iris-Weevil 
and adult. Each of the three cells of the 
fruit contains a row of some fifteen seeds, 
flat and pressed tightly one against the other. 
The grub’s portion consists of three conti- 
guous seeds. The one in the middle is 
entirely consumed, excepting the husk, which 
is too tough; the two at either end are 
simply bitten into. The result is a house 
with three rooms, the central one shaped 
like a ring, the two outer ones dug cup-wise. 
With its fifteen seeds, each compartment 
of the fruit is therefore able to shelter five 
larve at most, providing them with a fitting 
ration and a detached villa which does not 
interfere with the neighbours. However, on 
the back of the capsule, we count, for each 
cell, about twenty perforations, the edge of 
which is marked by a little wart either of 
gum or of some brown substance. These 
are so many soundings made by the Wee- 
vil’s rostrum. 
Some of these have to do with the feeding: 
they are the refreshment-bars at which the 
colonists of the capsule have taken a snack. 
The others relate to the laying of the eggs 
and the placing of them, one by one, in the 
midst of the victuals. Outwardly, there is 
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