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suited for this purpose, or any space in the garden well 

 sheltered by a thick shrub, such as the sheep laurel. 



The larvse of the various beetles are called by anglers, 

 the white worm grub, the cow-dung grub, the cabbage 

 grub, and the meal worm. The first is the larva of the 

 cockchafer, and is found in loose loamy soils, especially 

 near the horse-chestnut. It may be easily found by fol- 

 lowing the plough. The second, as its name implies, is 

 found in cow-dung, and is the larva of several of the 

 beetle tribe. The third is found in the stalks of old cab- 

 bages, and often about their roots, and is the larva of 

 two or three varieties of the beetle. The last is found in 

 the meal-tub, is much smaller than the three first-men- 

 tioned varieties of grubs, and is not so good for angling 

 purposes as the gentle. 



These grubs may all be preserved by simply placing 

 them with some of the earth in which they are found, in 

 any receptacle, keeping them afterwards in a cool situa- 

 tion. 



Caddies are the larvae of the ephemera, or May-fly, 

 as well as the stone-fly and the caddis-fly. They are easi- 

 ly found beneath the stones, weeds, &c., of shallow brooks, 

 and may be stored by putting them in water, with some 

 sand, in a cool place. By placing them in a perforated 

 box, they may be suffered to remain in a running stream, 

 where they continue to grow and thrive as well as in their 

 native haunts. They are not, however, much prized as 

 angling baits. 



Caterpillars, or the larvae of the butterfly, are either 

 smooth or rough. The former are not much used, and the 

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