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pocket, partly filled with leaves, to pup 
them in. 
Method of rearing them. 
The caterpillars being procured, our 
next endeavour is to rear them. For 
this purpofe they are to be fupplied 
with fome of the plant they are found 
feeding on. Although many of them 
live on a variety of food, the greated 
part are attached to fome particular 
kind, deprived of which they would 
foon perilh. 
To fave the unneceffary trouble of 
fiipplying them with frelh food every 
day, feveral Iprigs of the tree or plant 
are to be put into a wide mouth’d glals 
filled with water, and the caterpillars 
placed on them. Mod: plants may in 
this manner be preferved frefh for 
three 
