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Wilkes, Benjamin
Butterflies -- Great Britain
The WHITE-BUTTERFLY, with BLACK VEINS. The _Caterpillars_ that
produce this sort of _Butterfly_ are sociable and feed together on
the _White-Thorn_, till about the Middle of _May_, at which Time they
are full fed and change to the _Chrysalis_. The _Fly_ is bred in
_June_, and is common among _Hay-Grass_.
See _Merian_, Vol. 2. Chap. 35. _Moss._ P. 103. _Raii_, Hist. Insect.
P. 115, N. 5. _Albin_, Plate 2. _Rosel_, Cl. 2. Tab. 3. _Reaumur_,
Vol. 2. Pl. 2. P. 120.
The Mountain-Elder, and White-Thorn.
_Sambucus, racemosa rubra._ C. B. P.
L. 3. CH. 1. II. CL. 2. S. _a._ 2.
The LARGE WHITE GARDEN-BUTTERFLY breeds twice a Year. The
_Caterpillars_ thereof are well known in Gardens and other Places.
Their first Brood is in _May_, and the second about two Months after.
The _Chrysalis_ that produces the second Brood is only fourteen Days
in that State, and the _Fly_ is bred in _July_. Those _Caterpillars_
that go to _Chrysalis_ about _September_ remain in that State all
the Winter, and produce their _Flies_ in _May_. These _Caterpillars_
are great Devourers of _Cabbage_ and _Colliflowers_ from _June_ to
_September_, which last Month is the Time of their changing into the
_Chrysalis_ State. In order to preserve your Cabbages, _&c._ ’tis
worth while to destroy their _Chrysalides_ in the Winter, when they
may commonly be found under the Coping of Garden Walls, Pales, or
any other Places a little shelter’d: Their Eggs likewise should be
sought after, and may be found in great Numbers together on the
under Sides of the Leaves. _Note_, The _Swallow-Tail Butterfly_ is
always bred at the same Time as this _Fly_ is.
See _Godart_, Sec. 1. Num. 7. _Merian_, Vol. 1. Chap. 45. _Moufet_,
P. 103. _Raii_, Hist. Insect. p. 113. _List_. on _God._ P. 16. Fig.
7. _Albin_, Plate 1. _Rosel_, C. 2. Tab. 4.
The Nasturtium Flower.
_Acriviola._ J. K. H.
L. 3. CH. 1. III. CL. 2. S. _a._ 3.
The SMALL WHITE GARDEN-BUTTERFLY breeds twice a Year: The first
Brood is at the Beginning of _May_, and the second in _July_. The
_Caterpillar_ feeds on _Cabbage_, _Horse-Radish_, _Cresses_, _&c._
Towards the End of _June_ they tie themselves up by the Tail with a
Thread, which goes likewise cross their Middle. The _Fly_ comes forth
in _July_, and is very common.
See _Albin_, P. 51. _Rosel_, Cl. 2. Tab. 5. _Lister_ on _Godart_, P.
12. N. 8. _Reaumur_, Vol. 1. Pl. 29. Pag. 486. Vol. 2. Pl. 2. Pag.
120.
The Double-Flowering Almond.
_Amygdalus sativa flore pleno._ J. R. H.
L. 3. CH. 1. IV. CL. 2. S. _a._ 4.
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