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must be placed ; these should be made of just suffi- 

 cient height so that the horizontal part may fit closely 

 on the wool. These partitions should be made of 

 thin wood for the upright part, along which a hori- 

 zontal strip of card-board is to be fastened with glue, 

 on which is to be placed a label bearing the name of 

 the species of egg displayed on the stage. 



" This may appear very complicated at first sight, 

 but a few trials will be sufficient to master the details, 

 and the result will be very beautiful if neatly carried 

 out. The eggs are well shown, not liable to fall out 

 of their places, and it is very little trouble to alter 

 the arrangement. Each drawer should be covered 

 by a sheet of glass to keep out the dust." 



This plan Mr. Robert Southwell, the author of the 

 exposition quoted above, considers to be "as near 

 perfection as it is possible to arrive at. " The only 

 objection I can find is the large original outlay of 

 money required; but in many cases this could be 

 afforded, and in others no doubt a cheap applica- 

 tion of the hints may be made to existing cabinets, 

 or to those of less elaborate construction than Mr. 

 Salvin's. 



THE BEST ORDINARY ARRANGEMENT. 



Undoubtedly, however, the best ordinary and 

 practicable method of keeping eggs is by laying them 



