. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1874, ns were made to using anything poisonous to destroythem for fear of afiecting the fruit; we are not aware of its having been m ticed before asinjurious to any of our fruits. 307 37 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No, 1.) A. 1873 ON SOME INNOXIOUS INSECTS By W. Saunders, London, Ont. Follo^ving the plan inaugurated in our Eeport for last year, we present our readerswith a chapter in which will be given the life history of several of our common insects,which are neither injurious nor beneficial to the farmer or fruit grower, but which, fromthe frequency with
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1874, ns were made to using anything poisonous to destroythem for fear of afiecting the fruit; we are not aware of its having been m ticed before asinjurious to any of our fruits. 307 37 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No, 1.) A. 1873 ON SOME INNOXIOUS INSECTS By W. Saunders, London, Ont. Follo^ving the plan inaugurated in our Eeport for last year, we present our readerswith a chapter in which will be given the life history of several of our common insects,which are neither injurious nor beneficial to the farmer or fruit grower, but which, fromthe frequency with which they are met with, or else from something remarkable in theirappearance or methods of life, excite curiosity and claim attention. The Tiger Swallowtail {Papilio turnus.—Linn.) Everyone must have seen the large Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, floating about in thewarm days of July and August, enjoying the sunshine, and sipping the honey fromflowers. It is among our largest and handsomest butterflies. In figure 13 we have an Fig. excellent representation of it, which will be readily recognized. When its wings are fullyexpanded this insect will measure about four inches across. The ground colour of itswings is a pale lemon yellow, which is banded and bordered with black. On the forewings are four black bars, the inner one extending entirely across the wing, the outerones shortening more and more as they approach the apex. The front margin is edgedwith black, and the outer margin has a wide border of the same, in which is set a row ofeight or nine pale yellow spots, the lower ones less distinct. The hind wings are crossedby a streak of black, which is almost a continuation of the inner band on the fore is a short black streak a little beyond, at the end of the discal cell, and a wideblack border, widening as it approaches the inner angle of the wing. Enclosedjwithin 308 37 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No.^l.) A. 1873 this border and towards its outer edge are
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