arid cramee. They are peculiar to the Commer- C^-) 



colly district, with exception to the assortment ^of^Benga^r 

 inadrassie, which is also found in the districts of 

 Bauleah, Soonamooky^ and Malda. 



Bauleah. 



The April, June, July, and September bunds at 

 Bauleah, as has been before observedj produce 

 silk from the madrassie worm. 



CorHmercoUy. 



The Resident at Commercolly observes, that of 

 all the nistry tribe the Soonamooky is the best, and 

 i^ one of those brought into the Commercolly 

 aurungs by Mr. Becher. The silk made from 

 these cocoons, when really good, is very little in° 

 ferior to that made from the dessee, if you do not 

 attempt to make the fine letters. Few are procu- 

 rable in the bunds of October and November. 

 They thrive best in the hot weather, and are plen- 

 tiful in the March and April bunds ; particularly 

 So if the dessee has failed, as they are not above 

 one-half of the time in coming to perfection that 

 the dessee is, and are of a much more hardy nature, 

 requiring little attention, and will eat such leaves 

 as are rejected by the dessee. 



The madrassie cocoons are inferior to the soona- 

 mooky, but next in rank to them, and is one of 

 those brought into these aurungs by Mr. R. Becher. 

 They produce a silk of a greenish hue, much infe- 



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