NOVEMBER. 268 



works entering into generic and specific details^ which it is 

 evident must be omitted here. The best method of pro- 

 ceeding will be to secure a few specimens in each order, so as 

 to be thoroughly acquainted with these great divisions, and 

 then to fix on one or two of the most attractive, for instance, 

 the Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, adding to the collection, 

 and gaining all the information possible of these interesting 

 groups, and by degrees the sphere of study may be enlarged 

 according to the taste and opportunities of the student. 



