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Avhicli the male insects fly are very astonishing. I 
have put, at different times and occasions, innume- 
rable questions to them on this subject, and they 
assure me that it is no uncommon practice amongst 
them to catch some of the male moths and put a 
mark on their wings previous to letting them fly, 
the marks of different districts being known. I am 
told that it has been thus ascertained that male 
moths have come from a distance equal to a hundred 
miles and upwards : I of course cannot vouch for 
the truth of this, but have no hesitation in declaring 
that I believe it. The Jarroo worm is guarded on 
the trees in like manner as the Bughy ; this I have 
had opportunities of seeing on the hills westward of 
me : the cocoons arc darker coloured than the Bughy 
species, and are wound off as described above. The 
accompanying skein I had reeled off at my elbow 
this morning; it consists of five Jarroo cocoons at 
first, of four when one cocoon was finished, and of 
three when two cocoons were ended ; I then stopped 
the reel ; the three that remained of course gave a 
filament the entire length of the skein." 
The Tussey silk is extremely well adapted for 
general wear in warm climates, as it makes a dress 
a once cheap, light, cool, and durable. 
