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insect is contin&d in the net ; it should then be 

 carefully taken out by the pin. 



A Ring Net, (plate, fig. 10.) is merely a 

 piece of very stout brass wire of three or four 

 inches diameter, convenient for the pocket, and 

 formed into a ring, having a small loop or 

 handle. This ring should be covered with gauze 

 or net. It will be found very useful to place 

 over moths, settled on pales, trees, &c. by which 

 means they may be easily captured. 



A Water Net. (plate, fig. 1^.) The hoop 

 of an angler's landing net will be found the 

 best for this purpose, as it may be folded and 

 carried in the pocket. The socket may be 

 made to screw into a walking or beating stick -, 

 and a brass cap made to screw over i\\Q female 

 screw to keep the dirt out when not in use ; 

 and an extra joint to screw or fix in, which 

 could be carried in the pocket. The bag should 

 be made of coarse canvass, about a foot deep. 

 This net is intended for taking water insects, and 

 should be drawn well under the weeds and 



