Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . young Pro-le a ve s ofThey growdistinguish -green colorof wart-likeand shining,yellow near Cocoon of Pro-m e t h e a-m at hfastened to a twig;(; * ^ with silk. The life of these giant insects is divided into four dis-tinct stages : the ^zz, deposited by the adult mothusually on or near the food plant; the larva, or cater-pillar stage, when most of the eating and all the grow-ing is done ; the pupa, passed inside the cocoon wovenby the larva; and the adult, a winged moth. The life cycle or generation is one year, the winterbeing passed in the pupa sta
Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . young Pro-le a ve s ofThey growdistinguish -green colorof wart-likeand shining,yellow near Cocoon of Pro-m e t h e a-m at hfastened to a twig;(; * ^ with silk. The life of these giant insects is divided into four dis-tinct stages : the ^zz, deposited by the adult mothusually on or near the food plant; the larva, or cater-pillar stage, when most of the eating and all the grow-ing is done ; the pupa, passed inside the cocoon wovenby the larva; and the adult, a winged moth. The life cycle or generation is one year, the winterbeing passed in the pupa stage. The insect lives butpfomexhel, ^ short time in the adult stage and the &%% stage isien^ihJie ^^^ ^^^ ^^ three wccks. Most of the summer is devo-vafT^JAe ted to the caterpillar phase of its , These creatures are entirely harmless. They seldom^whi°chthe appear in numbers sufficient to make them of economicf:l\:Tits importance. way NOTES. Have you done anything towards establishing a school garden?If you know of any interesting efforts in that direction, we shouldbe glad if you would let us know about them. Do you know ofany school premises which have been planted and ornamented ?If you are interested in garden-making b} children, our LeafletNo. 4 (A Childrens Garden), is at your disposal. OurBulletin i6o will give you suggestions for the planting of theschool ground. We wish to inaugurate a movement for flower-shows and othernature-study exhibitions in schools and churches. If you havehad experience, please give us suggestions. * * * Good subjects for spring work are : The Soil (Leaflet No. 15);toads (No. 9); tent-makers (No. 5); apple twigs (No. 3), par-ticularly in connection with the present Leaflet; showers(No. 14); birds (No. 10). * * * Persons frequently ask if we believe in teaching sentiment innature-study. We disapprove of sentiment and poetic interpre-tations when they give the wrong point of view, an
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