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 by their exceeding rich flavour, which thoe who are fond of them ay, exceeds any yet tated.

The borer-worm is alfo a pecies of the grub-worm, and is a mot detructive reptile, epecially to the ugar-cane, to which its ravages are principally confined. This worm is commonly about an inch in length, and of the thicknes of a large caterpillar; it is produced from the egg of a kind of butterfly, or moth, and was firt dicovered in this iland about ten years ago.

Its mouth has two trong, harp teeth, in hape like a hog's tuks, with which it bites everely, and with uch martnes, that putting the blade of a knife between them, it will champ the blade, o as to be ditinctly heard, and will keep it o fat, as to make it difficult to take it away. With its teeth it penetrates the buds on the joints of the cane, working its way into the inide, where it vours