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APPARATUS. 
the cork with a cork stopper, is very conveni- 
ent for collecting small beetles, &c. If bruis- 
ed laurel leaves be kept therein, the insects will 
be quickly killed. If spirit be used, only dark 
coloured beetles and bugs should be admitted. 
But a dry bottle containing some camphor and 
bits of blotting paper, is preferable. 
11. Quills (PI. 3, fig. 6) having one end care- 
fully stopped with cork and wax, and the other 
with a cork stopper, are necessary for keeping 
minute insects secure. The quill should be 
shaken every time a fresh insect is put in, to 
prevent those already captured from escaping. 
12. A Pocket Collecting Box (PI. 3, fig. 7). 
The collector should be furnished with several 
light corked boxes of convenient size for the 
pocket.* In these boxes are to be placed 
those insects which are pierced, and which 
would be injured by remaining loose. Some 
bruised laurel leaves should be kept in a corner 
of the box for the purpose of readily killing the 
insects. If the collector be on an excursion 
for more than a day, he must furnish himself 
* The inside of the crown of a hat, lined with cork, 
of about a quarter of an inch thick, and covered with 
white paper, will be found a convenient and constant 
companion. 
