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by losses. With the utmost attention and care, we will often lose 

 a large percentage of the number with which we began. 



We would urge the importance of seeking for and rearing rare 

 species, rather than those which are common. 



By accident or careful search, we can each season lind some 

 things that are scarce ; and once in our possession, these take no 

 more care and give us no more trouble than those which have no 

 value. And having what is rare, we should strive to keep the 

 stock. 



It often pays very largely in Entomology " to throw a sprat to 

 catch a salmon," or in other words, to lose a rare female to get a 

 whole laying of egg's. 



In cabinet specimens it is important to have at least one inverted 

 specimen of each specie. And with the imagines there should be 

 a blown specimen of the full sized larva. For preparing these, 

 directions are given on pages 93 and 94. vol. 1, of the Bulletin. 



And in the whole of our work care, observation and patience will 

 soon make us artists. 



We often think it is so easy for some people to make flowers live 

 and bloom, and so easy for them to arrange the flowers into tasty 

 and elegant bouquets. We sometimes think the same, as we watch 

 some of our friends in their work. Their larvae thrive so well, 

 their cabinet specimens are so perfect ! And ours, with more care, 

 meet with many more losses, and in the end do not compare with 

 theirs. 



The truth is, they have by care and judgment, simply become 

 artists in this line. And the art, born to none, can be be attained 

 by anyone. 



Finally, in the rearing of all Lepidoptera, Ave should not fear to 

 take copious notes. We are not apt to forget easily what we ob- 

 serve and record carefully. And if no history of any larvae reared 

 by us has been yet published, we should see to it that we give a 

 clear explicit and modest summary of the history from egg to 

 imago, to some Entomological journal for publication. 



And we should remember for our encouragement, that in the 

 giving to science of a complete history, we are doing that which 

 more than anything else science now needs. And further what- 

 ever our attainments in the present, our observation will compel 

 scientific accuracy and accomplishment in the future. What we 



