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jects. Mr. Cambridge suggests putting the species into tubes, 
into which a piece of paper bearing the name is put; the mouth 
is then filled with a plug of cotton, and the tubes are afterwards 
arranged side by side in square glass bottles, which are filled 
with spirits, and have a mass of cotton in the centre to keep the 
tubes steady. 
In conclusion, I would direct attention to the fact that our 
knowledge of the spiders of this district is still far from com- 
plete, and that there is room for no little work before it will be 
satisfactory. I trust that some one or more may be induced to 
take up the subject, or at least to favour me with a few bottle- 
fuls (duly labelled with date and locality), for which I should 
feel much obliged ; even though they contained only the com- 
monest species, it would at least be an assistance to the determi- 
nation of their distribution in this district. 
