. Book of the Royal blue . , he may, rarely, per-haps, and by accident, insert his slenderbeak into the skin, causing only momentarypain like the prick of a needle point. Theinsect cannot defend itself against its insectenemies, much less man. The greatest locust year in the mem-ory of men living today was 1868, whenappeared the grandparents of the brood ofthis spring, together with the largest ofthe Southern, or thirteen-year broods, whosegreat-grandchildren are due south ofMason and Dixons line in 1907. Again in1885 the parents of this years cicadasappeared in conjunction with the secondlarg
. Book of the Royal blue . , he may, rarely, per-haps, and by accident, insert his slenderbeak into the skin, causing only momentarypain like the prick of a needle point. Theinsect cannot defend itself against its insectenemies, much less man. The greatest locust year in the mem-ory of men living today was 1868, whenappeared the grandparents of the brood ofthis spring, together with the largest ofthe Southern, or thirteen-year broods, whosegreat-grandchildren are due south ofMason and Dixons line in 1907. Again in1885 the parents of this years cicadasappeared in conjunction with the secondlargest of the thirteen-year broods. But asimultaneous appearance of the largestNorthern and Southern broods will not occuragain untill 2087. We will bequeath thewoes of that year to our great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren. Nursery stock and small fruit trees willfall as the chief victims of the overzeal ofMrs. Cicada to deposit her eggs and therebyeftect a general twig-pruning, not especiallyinjurious to forest $^ YOUNU CICADA iKNLARGED).
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