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fhip and the Society a fpecimen of the encauftic 
upon paper, being a bird drawn by Mr. George Ed- 
wards, a fellow of this Society, on paper prepared 
with a ground of whitening and fifh-glew, painted 
with water colours, and then the wax, &c. burned 
in. This will roll up as eafily as common paper, 
without cracking the varniih. There are alfo two 
landfchapes, painted by a young lady, after the fame 
manner, on wood. Thefe will fully evince all I 
advanced in that paper. 
I am, my Lord, with the greateft refpedt, 
Your Lordfhip’s mod humble Servant, 
B u Jge.ro w, 
April 5, 1759. 
Jofiah Colebrooke. 
X. An Account of a particular Species of Co- 
coon, or Silk-pod, from America. By the 
Reverend Samuel Pullein, M. A . 
Read Mar. 8, T TTAVING lately feen the aurelia of a 
XTl particular fpecies of caterpillar, I 
judged, from its texture and confidence, that there 
might be procured from it a filk not inferior to that 
of the common filk-worm in its quality, and in its - 
quantity much fuperior. I have made fome expe- 
riments on this new fpecies of filk-pod, which 
ftrengthen this opinion. 
This pod is about three inches and a quarter in length, 
and above one inch in diameter j its outward form not 
fo 
