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LETTERS FROM ALABAMA 
the butterfly is rather small for a PapiUo, It 
is marked with alternate transverse bands of 
a. The Zebua Swallow-tail {POpilio Ajax). 
b . Its Caterpillar. 
c. Its Chrysalis. 
d. The Red-striped Hairstreak {Theda Poeas). 
The flower is the Indian Pink {Spigelia Marylandica). 
A 
black and yellowish white, with a spot of bright 
scarlet, and three azure crescents on the hind pair. 
