ng the eggs which produce the larvae, but that alone saves them
from being "nothing but a nuisance."

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F. A. REILLY.--The subscription price for HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE for 1881
will remain one dollar and fifty cents, the same low figure as for the
first volume.

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BRIAN B.--The large green worm that feeds on carrot, caraway, parsley,
and some other common garden plants is the caterpillar of the _Papilio
asterias_, a large black butterfly which is seen in great numbers at
midsummer, hovering about the flowers in gardens. It is especially fond
of the sweet-scented phlox. This butterfly is very handsomely marked
with rows of yellow spots near the margin of its wings, and on the hind
wings, which are tailed, there is also a row of blue spots, and near the
lower angle an orange-colored eye with a black dot in the centre. The
wings of this handsome insect expand from three to four inches.

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"THISTLE."--It is not easy to say why such great numbers of potato-bugs
are found crawling on the sea-beaches. These striped cantharides are so
numerous in all parts of the country that they are probably blown
seaward by the wind, and naturally sail ashore on the tide.

You will find simple directions for pressing flowers and leaves in the
Post-office Boxes of YOUNG PEOPLE Nos. 34 and 46.

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F. B. W.--Write again to your correspondent. There are so many possible
reasons why he has not answered you that it would not be fair to him to
print your notice. Possibly he has misdirected the letter to you.

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Favors are acknowledged from Fred P. Herron, Albert C. B., Jessie R.
Ellerby, E. N., Richard F. Morgan, Willie C. Chapman, S. B., Frank
Davis, S. Donald Newton, Gertrude B. Duffee, Frank Haid, John R.
Bancroft, H. S. G.

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Correct answers to puzzles are received from Eddie S. Hequembourg, Mary
Tiddy, "Chiquot," William H. Dobson, Dana D. Stanton, "Milwaukee," Percy
McGeorge, "Nellie Bly," E. D. W. R. Garden, George Volckhausen, James H.
Beddow, Howard A. Esterly, "Ivanhoe."

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John H. Bartlett, A. O., and J. C. Locher have sent neat specimens of
the five-pointed star, which were received too late for acknowledgment
with the others.

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