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in the morning, may be spent in making the insect-boxes. 

 These may be of any convenient size, having a depth of not 

 over two and a half or three inches, and furnished with a lid. 

 A shallow cigar-box will answer the purpose. The bottom 

 of the box may be lined with strips of corn-pith, or slices of 

 cork, into which the pins can be easily stuck. Large cork- 

 stoppers will do, and these may be cut into lozenge-shaped 

 pieces like this : 



FIG. 49. SLICED COBK FOR INSECT-BOX. 



These pieces are to be fastened to the bottom of the 

 box by gluing. If strips of corn-pith are used, they may be 

 tacked or glued to the bottom of the box. The box, when 

 finished, will look something like this : 



FIG. 50. INSECT-BOX. 



48. The insects, when collected, are to be pinned to the 



