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rotten wood^ decayed vegetables, and dead ani- 

 mals are met with, they should never be ne- 

 glected to be turned over and examined. The 

 dead moles which are often hung up in the fields 

 should always be searched. 



During the mild weather, trees of every kind, 

 and underwood, should be dug round close to 

 the roots, and for several inches from them, to 

 the depth of a foot, particularly on the north 

 side, for chrysalides and beetles. For this pur- 

 pose a spade, gardener's trowel, or the digger 

 may be used ; but a better instrument is a po- 

 tatoe fork, as the chrysalides dug up by this 

 means are less liable to be injured. Stumps 

 of felled trees, and the bark remaining below 

 the surface of the earth, are the resort of many 

 insects. The south side of banks, the bottoms 

 of pales, walls, &c. ought never to be neglected, 

 as many insects may be dug from such situa- 

 tions. The chrysalides should be carefully put 

 into a box carried for the purpose, having damp 

 earth at the bottom j care being taken to move 

 them about as little as possible, as they are 



