81 



to keep them from being shaken. Underground 

 chrysalides should be sent in boxes covered with 

 damp moss, while those which change above 

 ground may be packed in dry moss^ or cotton. 



To remove the prejudice which is often felt 

 against insects by persons unacquainted with 

 them^ and yet are willing to collect for their 

 friends, they may be assured, that, with the ex- 

 ception of bees, hornets, and wasps, (which are 

 easily secured by means of the Creeps,) all the 

 rest are perfectly harmless. 



