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This 1825 translation was published as part of a project to introduce the culture of silkworms into Britain.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Of caterpillars in general, amongst which is comprised the silk-worm; 2. Of the silk-worm; 3. Of the only food suitable to silk-worms; 4. Of the preliminary care necessary for the hatching of the silk-worms; 5. Of the small laboratory into which new-hatched silk-worms must be put; 6. Of rearing silk-worms in the four first ages; 7. Of rearing silk-worms, during the first period of the fifth age; 8. Of rearing silk-worms in the last period of the fifth age; 9. Of the sixth age of the silk-worm, or chrysalis; 10. Of the seventh age of the silk-worm; 11. Observations on the varieties of silk-worms; 12. Of the diseases of silk-worms, in their different ages; 13. Of the buildings and utensils necessary to the cultivation and rearing of silk-worms; 14. General view of all the facts stated in this work; 15. Of the advantages which the country, the proprietors, and cultivators, must derive from the improvement of the ordinary method of rearing silk-worms; Appendix.
Summary
This 1825 translation was published as part of a project to introduce the culture of silkworms into Britain. The silkworm's exclusive diet, and the specific techniques, buildings and equipment required to raise it commercially, are all discussed, as are its diseases, and the way to ensure a breeding stock.
