chap, v.] DESTROYING INSECTS, 133 
may escape* will effectually prevent them 
from becoming numerous; and* as the eggs 
are not laid till April or May* care should 
be taken* before that season* to destroy all 
the snails that can be found. The eggs 
are round* almost transparent* and of a 
bluish white; and they are always found in 
small clusters* buried in the ground. 
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