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every part of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, are 

 nearly new ground to the foot of the collector j 

 they produce at every step insects new to our 

 Fauna. To the enterprizing, a visit to these 

 places would be well rewarded. 



Floods. The rubbish left by occasional floods 

 in the Spring and Summer, should be collected 

 as soon as the waters begin to subside, in large 

 bags, and tied tight at the mouth, and when 

 brought home they should be immersed in scald- 

 ing water. The bags should be left to dry, and 

 the rubbish examined at leisure, by shaking a 

 little at a time over a sheet of white paper. 

 By this plan, myriads of insects may be ob- 

 tained. 



Mushrooms and Toadstools. (Fungi and Bo- 

 leli.J These are found on the ground in meadows, 

 commons, and parks 3 and also on trees. They 

 occasionally contain rare beetles. A good plan, 

 where a quantity is found, is to put it into an 

 open jar to attract insects, or lay it in a lump 

 under a hedge j and when it begins to rot, many 



