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History, by Samuel Maunders (price 105. ; 

 Longmans, London). I shall here aim only 

 at furnishing sufficient information to start 

 any one in the business of forming a 

 collection. 



I shall begin with butterflies and moths. 

 For the capture of these and all winged 

 insects a light gauze net is essential. Such 

 nets are to be procured in great variety. It 

 is, however, no difficult task to construct a 

 bag of leno, or book muslin (preferably green), 

 to fit a hoop or ring ten or twelve inches in 

 diameter. The bag should be twenty-five to 

 thirty inches in depth. The hoop may be 

 of cane, willow, brass wire, or any other 

 pliable material. In an emergency I have 

 extemporized one by cutting a stout stick 

 and lashing a thin tough branch, bent in a 

 hoop, to its point. A portable net is fashioned 

 by procuring a tin socket, shaped like the 

 letter ' Y,' the leg fitting a walking-stick, and 

 the arms fitting the ends of a thin cane, 

 which can be thrust through the hem of 

 the net, and then inserted into these two 

 sockets. A supply of chip boxes will be 

 provided. A useful size is 1-J inches across 



