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green tomato-worm, with white stripes slanted 
along its sides, and a horn upon its tail. Instead 
of pupating like other moths in a silken cocoon, 
it goes into the ground and spends the winter in 
a funny brown chrysalis. You all know it. We 
often plow it up in the spring when we are get¬ 
ting the garden ready. It looks like a ringed 
worm sticking out of an odd-handled case.” 
“ I know,” interrupted Max, “ we always call 
it ‘ the worm with a handle/ ” 
“ Second: ” continued Tommy, returning like 
a lawyer to his briefs. “ When resting, the wings 
of a butterfly are held vertical over its back; 
while a moth at rest spreads its wings out flat, or 
holds them folded against its body at the sides. 
“ Third :—and this is the best rule of all—The 
feelers of the butterflies are long and thread-like, 
with little swollen knobs on the ends. Each one 
looks like a tiny club with a thread handle. The 
feelers of the moth either taper to a fine point, or 
are feathered throughout. The American silk¬ 
worm is an example of the feathered-feeler 
moths. The hawk moth has very long feelers, 
thickest at the center, and hooked at the end, a 
further continuance of its exceptions, you see.” 
“ Goodness me,” exclaimed Alice, as Tommy 
turned to replace his specimens, “ there goes the 
supper bell! Wasn’t it lucky it was Mabel’s turn 
to get it? I Had no idea of the time! Moths and 
