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terpiVar^ of the tabk^ eats this Herbcj it lyes undet 
ground ith Day, and comes not out untill the Evening 
to feek food, I kept this GatterpilUr under a Claflcj bnt I 
experienced that it never moved? or eate any things 
fave ith evening. 
After that it had duly Beatifed.it felfe, it began its 
change the ipth.of remained in that condition, 
untill the 9#i&. of jf»«« 5 in ^he Year following, fo that it was 
lik e a dead thing without food almoft lo Months. 
Afterwards came forth a Butterfly, marked on each 
Winge, with the Letter 0, And Figured in the 
Here we tnuft note, how necejJaYy it is, itt order to the 
eompleating of Naturall Hiftory, that our Naturallift 
jhou’d he well skjlled in Plants : Viz. The Foodofmojt 
Inftfts. Heliotropium, is a Name given to many Plants, 
as #0 <?»e Species o/Tithemall,4//3 to the great Indian Ma- 
rigoldej again to other Plants, Famous for Df mg aY>\ew 
Colour, 8cc. So that the Author has left us in the Darke 
for the Food of this Inlcft j for want of a more particular 
Title of this Plant. 
'Nuaiber. *g'a. UAi.' 
As foon as Mulbury-leaves are fpred, the Catterpillar 
f ciWed Bombyx ^ olthe Tables'tsldstched, and feeds 
on them, although in their Infancy they will Eat W ilde 
Q Cichork 
