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AUTUMN. 



There is little to be done at this period^ be- 

 yond what has been pointed out for the Winter 3 

 to the instructions for which (as they very 

 nearly suit the present season) ^ I must beg leave 

 to refer the collector. There is one remark, 

 however, which should not be omitted, namely, 

 collecting chrysalides by digging ; the chance of 

 breeding which will be much diminished by col- 

 lecting them at an early period. But the chry- 

 salides of the death's head moth (Acherontia Atro- 

 posj and many others, may be taken when pota- 

 toes are dug up. Persons who are thus em- 

 ployed should be directed to carry a box having 

 a layer of damp moss at the bottom, and depo- 

 sit the chrysalides as taken ; they should be very 

 careful not to disturb them more than can pos- 

 sibly be avoided. The death's head moth ap- 



