" SETTING-OUT." 55 



cording to the width of the butterflies that are to be 

 set thereon. 



The bottom is usually a thin slip of deal, on which 

 are glued two strips of cork, bevelled off towards the 

 edges, with a slightly curved face. Sometimes, how- 

 ever, the whole board is made of soft pine, with a groove 

 planed down the middle, and with care will answer 

 pretty well ; but the corked board is far preferable. 



The mode of " setting" the insect with card " braces " 

 transfixed with pins, which retain the wings in their 

 proper position, will be also readily seen by reference to 

 the figure. 



A great point in " setting " is to take care that all the 

 wings are symmetrically arranged, or diverging from 

 the body at equal angles on each side. Let the antennae 

 also be carefully preserved, as on their integrity much 

 of the specimen's value depends. 



It will be needless to say that any handling of the 

 wings is to be avoided, as a touch will sometimes 

 destroy their bloom. 



The setting-board, when filled, should be put away 

 into a secure, dust-proof, and dry place ; and in a few 

 days, more or less, according to the dryness or otherwise 

 of the atmosphere, the butterflies will have dried and 

 set in their positions, and are then ready for transference 

 to the store-box or cabinet. 



The choice of this receptacle is a serious question for 

 the beginner, who is often in want of a guide to the 

 judicious expenditure of his money, if money he means 



