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besmearing the trunks of trees with a decoction 

 made of rum, treacle, and essence of jargonelle 

 pears. They may then be photographed by the 

 aid of a magnesium flash-lamp. 



The tiger moth is a handsome fellow, subject 



EMPEROR MOTH. 



to great variation in colour and markings. It 

 is the imago or perfect insect of the common 

 " woolly bear," well known in almost every part 

 of the country where anything in the nature of 

 a garden is kept. 



During the summer of 1902 I had nocturnal 



