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One hand should always be held under the bark, 

 when separating it from the tree, to secure any 

 insects that may fall. Grubs or maggots will 

 also very often be found, particularly in the 

 dead wood, and should always be very care- 

 fully taken out, and, if possible, a portion of 

 the wood should be detached with them j a 

 quantity of which should be put with them into 

 the jar. Many chrysalides fpupce) will also be 

 found in rotten wood. When a hole is disco- 

 vered, the wood should be cut from the orifice, 

 and the inhabitant carefully removed. For this 

 purpose the pliers will be found very useful ; 

 taking great care, however, that the chrysalis be 

 not squeezed. 



Commons and marshes produce rare and inte- 

 resting insects, peculiar to such situations 3 they 

 will be found on plants which do not grow in 

 cultivated ground ; and many are fond of ground 

 where the turf has been peeled off. In sand and 

 gravel pits, under the loose sand and gravel, 

 stones, turf, &c. injects will be found. Through- 

 out the year wherever stones, bricks, clods^ 



