. The brook book; a first acquaintance with the brook and its inhabitants through the changing year. Natural history. 204 THE BROOK BOOK few curl up and stay on the tree ? I tried to pull off the only one I could reach, but it would not come. The branch sprung mockingly upward when I let go. After another effort I succeeded in getting a twig on which there were three leaves. They were, indeed, put on to stay, but not by the tree. They seemed to be sewed on or fast- ened on by means of fine threads woven tightly together. Inside of each leaf was what I could not help recognizing as the cocoon o
. The brook book; a first acquaintance with the brook and its inhabitants through the changing year. Natural history. 204 THE BROOK BOOK few curl up and stay on the tree ? I tried to pull off the only one I could reach, but it would not come. The branch sprung mockingly upward when I let go. After another effort I succeeded in getting a twig on which there were three leaves. They were, indeed, put on to stay, but not by the tree. They seemed to be sewed on or fast- ened on by means of fine threads woven tightly together. Inside of each leaf was what I could not help recognizing as the cocoon of some insect. What will come out of these cocoons ? When they come out I will tell, not be- fore. They have gone to bear that furry caterpillar company until such time as suits them for further development. On the same tree were masses of tent-caterpillar eggs, well pro- tected from cold and rain by their coat of varnish. How easy it is to see them after one has seen them once ! They seem to stand out clearly, and we wonder that they ever es- cape our notice. I shall leave them on the tree and visit them again during the first warm spell of April. I found these same things on our apple tree in the dooryard and made bold to remove them bodily from their chosen place. Their tents are not handsome ornaments for the lawn, and the neighborly way in which they. PROMETHEA COCOON—" PUT ON TO STAY". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miller, Mary Farrand (Rogers), Mrs. , 1868-. New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
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