Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . I larva, feeding on ^ . ?Jlw^^^- ff/ tle castor-oil plant, ^^; • IJ •iLis^/^ V ^i li^tched from ^ Pgg* sent by M. Guerin Meneville,were exhibiteil byMr Moore beforethe EntomologicalSociety of Londonin October Afterwards Lady Dorothy Nevillcultivated that species extensively, and planted inher i)ark in the south of England a number ofAilanto trees. Dr Wallace also wrote on this silk-worm, and considerable eftorts have been made inFrance and in England to domesticate it, Imt with-out success. The Atlncns atlas is found over
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . I larva, feeding on ^ . ?Jlw^^^- ff/ tle castor-oil plant, ^^; • IJ •iLis^/^ V ^i li^tched from ^ Pgg* sent by M. Guerin Meneville,were exhibiteil byMr Moore beforethe EntomologicalSociety of Londonin October Afterwards Lady Dorothy Nevillcultivated that species extensively, and planted inher i)ark in the south of England a number ofAilanto trees. Dr Wallace also wrote on this silk-worm, and considerable eftorts have been made inFrance and in England to domesticate it, Imt with-out success. The Atlncns atlas is found over is the largest known moth, being often 10 inchesin expanse of wing. The cocoon is large, but thefibre is coarse ; it not hitherto been used in thereeled state, but it is in the Nejial Teraiby the Mechi people, in the form of rudely-madecloths. The warp and weft are liandspun yarns oflong staple. The Ant]terira aasama, or silkis confined to , and largely cultivated fornative purposes. A little is exported to Dacca. Fig. 4.—Ailanthus Silkworm (^t two silks are the principal wild ones ;they may from their similarity lie classed as one,and are known under the name of silk—a name said to be derived from tatiani, a weaversshuttle. The species known as Anl/intia jierni/iis a native of China; the worm feeds on the leavesof the oak. It is very largely cultivated feu- exportto Europe. That known as Ant/icnrd mylitta is thel^irincipal species, and is exclusively Indian, beinglound over all parts of the country, particularlyin llengal. The Tussur silkworm when fullygrown is very large and Ijeautiful. It is aboutoi inches long. Its cocoon is hard and compact;the silk is of a deep fawn c
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