Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . the planter wonders whatcan make his crop appear so sickly and indifter-ent. At length, the worm being satisfied, it crawls,off* some inches, and commences a pretty little])upa-case of grains of sand, confined with silk,and nicely lined with the same, and turns into a pretty brown chrysalis. At this stage, shouldfine showers fortunately prevail, the plants willgather strength and revive. Now here is oftenthe mistake. The planters hopes revive withhis freshening plants, and he allows to slip awaythat precious time which, if he knew
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . the planter wonders whatcan make his crop appear so sickly and indifter-ent. At length, the worm being satisfied, it crawls,off* some inches, and commences a pretty little])upa-case of grains of sand, confined with silk,and nicely lined with the same, and turns into a pretty brown chrysalis. At this stage, shouldfine showers fortunately prevail, the plants willgather strength and revive. Now here is oftenthe mistake. The planters hopes revive withhis freshening plants, and he allows to slip awaythat precious time which, if he knew the causeof the deterioration of his crop, he would seizeto remedy the evil. Plants surviving such at-tacks never succeed in producing any thing butfibre and leaf. Probably a whole field wouldnot yield ten bushels of cotton. Had he ascer-tained the cause sufficiently early he might havereplanted and secured a good crop, as far as thisworm is concerned, for it will not reappear untilthe same period the next season. Other larvai of moths and other insects de-. FIGFRE 11.—^QEEIA CAEBASLNA.—BOEEE, OE PITH MOTH.«• Imajo.—S. Caterpillar, or Borer.—c. Egg.—rf. Runs in the Stalk and Cocoons.—*. Anteuna.—/ Egg, magnified.—p. Papa-Case. h. Chrysalis, inside. 48 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
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