to note on each envelope the place and the date of capture, so that these may later 

 be placed upon the little labels or tickets which are put upon the pins after the in- 

 sects have been expanded and mounted for display. 



MOUNTING BUTTERFLIES 



The writer cannot do better in dealing with this subject than to transfer from 

 "The Butterfly Book" the substance of the directions there given in relation to this 

 matter. 



When the collector has time enough at his disposal he should at once mount 

 his specimens as they are intended to be displayed. The insect should first of all 

 be pinned. For this purpose "insect pins" should be used. These are made 

 either of soft steel or of pin metal. The first are to be preferred, except in very 

 damp climates, where they sometimes rust if they have not been properly enamelled 

 with shellac. The pin should be thrust perpendicularly through the thorax, mid- 

 way between the wings, and at a considerable elevation upon the pin. It should 

 then be placed upon the setting board or setting block. Setting boards or setting 

 blocks are pieces of wood having a groove on the upper surface of sufficient depth 

 to accommodate the body of the insect and to permit the wings to be brought to 



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