The Butterfly House. Marcia Preston

The Butterfly House - Marcia  Preston


Скачать книгу
project this semester.”

      “It might take a while,” she admitted. “Only eggs or pupae can be transported successfully, and we’ll need to import the Madagascar variety of pipevine, too. I’ll see if the university has a contact in Madagascar, and tell them it’s a rush so that our research will be ahead of Britain’s. That always pulls their chain. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture might give them trouble about importing the plants.”

      “Couldn’t the caterpillars eat American pipevine?” “Maybe, but not the first generation. Later on, if we get a second generation going, we could see if the larvae will adapt to the pipevine that grows farther south in the States. Or maybe try the ginger plant we have locally that’s related to pipevine.” “So if the government vetoes the plants, the project is off?” Her eyes took on a devilish light. “Not necessarily. There are other ways. In France you can buy lepidoptera eggs, pupae, even food plants—cash and carry. Smuggle them through Customs in your handbag, if you’ve got the nerve.”

      My eyes widened. “Have you ever done that?” She pursed her lips like a kiss. “I’m not at liberty to say.” My grin stretched so wide Lenora laughed at me. I was practically hopping. “This is so cool! Can you call the university now?” “Shouldn’t you talk it over with your teacher first? Better find out if he’s willing to be patient, in case your project doesn’t get moving until the semester’s nearly over. And there’s always a risk that the specimens will die without reproducing.”

      I waved it off. “I can talk Mr. Jenkins into it. No problem. I’m his star pupil.”

      She smiled, approving my rash confidence. “If we can nurse a few through the pupal stage and get the adults to lay eggs on domestic pipevine or ginger, though, it’s possible we could keep the generations going indefinitely.”

      Her voice held genuine excitement, and I let myself believe that part of it was because we’d be working together. I ran to bring her the phone, nearly tripping over its twenty-foot cord, so she could call her friends at UO.

      On a Saturday morning, the two of us drove to a forested valley in the Cascades in search of wild ginger. Lenora wanted to begin cultivating it on the sunporch so we’d have a supply at hand. She thought we could buy pipevine at a nursery in Portland.

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgEAYABgAAD/4RTIRXhpZgAATU0AKgAAAAgABwESAAMAAAABAAEAAAEaAAUA AAABAAAAYgEbAAUAAAABAAAAagEoAAMAAAABAAIAAAExAAIAAAAUAAAAcgEyAAIAAAAUAAAAhodp AAQAAAABAAAAnAAAAMgAAABgAAAAAQAAAGAAAAABQWRvYmUgUGhvdG9zaG9wIDcuMAAyMDExOjA2 OjEyIDAwOjE2OjQ0AAAAAAOgAQADAAAAAf//AACgAgAEAAAAAQAAAfSgAwAEAAAAAQAAArwAAAAA AAAABgEDAAMAAAABAAYAAAEaAAUAAAABAAABFgEbAAUAAAABAAABHgEoAAMAAAABAAIAAAIBAAQA AAABAAABJgICAAQAAAABAAATmgAAAAAAAABIAAAAAQAAAEgAAAAB/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgEASABI AAD/7QAMQWRvYmVfQ00AAv/uAA5BZG9iZQBkgAAAAAH/2wCEAAwICAgJCAwJCQwRCwoLERUPDAwP FRgTExUTExgRDAwMDAwMEQwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwBDQsLDQ4NEA4OEBQO Dg4UFA4ODg4UEQwMDAwMEREMDAwMDAwRDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDP/AABEI AIAAWwMBIgACEQEDEQH/3QAEAAb/xAE/AAABBQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAADAAECBAUGBwgJCgsBAAEF AQEBAQEBAAAAAAAAAAEAAgMEBQYHCAkKCxAAAQQBAwIEAgUHBggFAwwzAQACEQMEIRIxBUFRYRMi cYEyBhSRobFCIyQVUsFiMzRygtFDByWSU/Dh8WNzNRaisoMmRJNUZEXCo3Q2F9JV4mXys4TD03Xj 80YnlKSFtJXE1OT0pbXF1eX1VmZ2hpamtsbW5vY3R1dnd4eXp7fH1+f3EQACAgECBAQDBAUGBwcG BTUBAAIRAyExEgRBUWFxIhMFMoGRFKGxQiPBUtHwMyRi4XKCkkNTFWNzNPElBhaisoMHJjXC0kST VKMXZEVVNnRl4vKzhMPTdePzRpSkhbSVxNTk9KW1xdXl9VZmdoaWprbG1ub2JzdHV2d3h5ent8f/ 2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA/APRsJorx3tGn/nLV4x/jc9310tb4U0jXT83/AGr2rGEUuA05A+5q8S/xsP8A +zfK77K6BB4/m2OQHRHd5O3FyKg42MLNlhqcDyHt+mzb9L2pfZMjfZWWQ+kltjSQCCJBbB/qqTs2 98boJBDpgTIb6bT/AJqdmdex5eNpLg1r5E7g0bYf+9vb/Ofvp/p8Vv6yto2j+zXSwFsGyNgJAJDt GOh35rkzqLWtc8tO1jvTc7sHHdDZ/sPUzl2lzHOhz6toY4jUBn0Gf1W/ykxybS17TG2z6Q7Tu37v 6yHp8VevwXrwsmyoXMZNZO3dI5lrPdr7fdYxN9lv3OaWgFgDne4QASGg7p2/Se1IZNoZVXptpebG CPznbN0/9tsUzm3ue5ztpc9oY8kcgOFjdx/ss/sI+nxV+s/q/wAv/QWDcW9z66w333R6bSQN0/Rj d+8kMXId9FhdJLWxBlwAc5jI+m5rXfmIjb8un0QBAoeLKwRI3aO3Qf3trVBmZk1hoa4jY91lf8l7 g1r3s/dc5rGJenxV+s/qsXY9zaxYWwxzd4dI1E7NP7aGi/abfRNEj03QS2AdW/nCfou/e2fTQkNP FI4qN1d6f3X/0PS8fSs6eP5Grwv/ABqOn689QH7raB/4BSV7pR/Nn4n/AL6vE/8AGFRh3/X/AKs3 LvGO0MpNbnbtrnijGitz6qsl1ft3+70f+2/5xLsgPKVY9TcU5WQSWueaqq2OaHOcAH2Od9N1dde+ v/B/pd/6P/CLpsDH6p0/Co6nj/V9rsm4B+CRj5Nu1p/m+o2WWWWVb3R+pUt/8N2V1s+x/ac/Exvq 567X1ZYbktHsozWufil4MM9TMpY2x7XfT9G7Apx/+5OT6abN+rn1xvtdkWYeTnjJ/S/aMUfaqnz7 dzb8H18f836G/wBiCWl17Ffi5jG24J6Xe+tr7cP9IAwmduxuUbL2eozZZ6dltux//bNUOiOw2dWw 39QDTgC+r7ZuaXD0d7Df7WB1n80H/wA3+kWtRg9Uuwv2R1a4YwqPq015jiH4lVQf9rtZS4nIobbu Y37DVT6me/0311foK1Zr+rvRbssU4V9+TjVVWZ+cWuZurxB6dlWNRsZsy+q+g79Y9P8AUsfIvqq9 T08a+5JTjsd0a7pmPXkP9LLZZabX1M921z8Nle72Cu3ZT9usqZ61fv8A+M/SZ+SMdl7m4zi+tujX n87+WJbW73fymLpW4Iym0ZDcOnGyOt2fY+mscAMbGpa/7HbkWveyzflud+r12W+rls/Wc+z9auwL lRr6V0e/qleFRZlMopLnZ2VexrNtFZm7JZR/OVbKG2Wtqd61t1vpYlf6X+dSnHqtLHajc08tK1qe nOY+gY9Qtzc1u+rFs27aqi31G5WV6n6PY6pr8mv1/wBDRis+25H6C2pT6dj9EoxndUy67H147z9l qtcIy7R/N0fZWV7q8an2WZ9v2z+b/QVfpshi1KhlW5DaLMhv7R65UMnqPUL4DW0vb9qrxKbXM2en 6DfWzvRbZ/gunUVfq99eQiUjsk6qz9pdMtZe53U8qljG4OW4ej6dQc66+6vGqZUxuNludXj4FOV+ l9D1c/8AVK78alYn/Nl/r+l9qqj1/s+7WN3o/at3/F/4Lcuhfl2dBvfRVjuyHV2ueTmBljwxwAfh 5fpt9LIvtr/S5P8APfYH+nj/AKS2vIVacbd/RT6m/f2j1Y+nzu+zfZ/zf9J/waj4jddOjN7UeGxd jd//0fTKNWfM/lavBf8AGa7d9eeqH+VUPuppaveqPoD/AF7heA/4xHbvrr1U/wDCgfcxgSQHnEbG zMzELji32UF4h5qe5kjwdsLdyCkkl02dNpt6A/qW4/aRlij3Pa1hYanXfReA91u9v+l/62rXVegV 4nUuoU4xLcLB9IPybzuDTa1rmNc+iv3uss3+n6dP82xZQz8kYB6dLfspuGQW7W7vUDfS3erHq7dh

Скачать книгу