3l6 INSECT LIFE. 



These labels may be either printed or written or 

 partly printed, and with blank spaces to be filled out 



with a pen. Figr. 282 is 



Ithaca, N. Y. Ithaca, N. Y. Ithaca, N. Y. *^ ° 



Aug. '96. Aug. '96. Aug. '96. a copy of a sheet of la- 



Ithaca, N. Y. Ithaca, N. Y. Ithaca, N. Y. , , r ., , ,^ i- , 



Aug. '96. Aug. '96. Aug. '96. bels 01 the latter kind. 

 ""^^lul^^^fi. '"■^Xig^-9'^: '*^=A^ig^-9^: With a label of this kind 

 '"'"Iug'!-'9''6: '"^Aig'^'g^: '"'^I'.s.'^e. it is only necessary to 



Ithaca, N. Y. Ithaca. N. Y. Ithaca, N. Y. Write 3. figfurC indicatinff 



Aug. '96. Aug. '96. Aug. '96. ^, , ° ^, , =• 



Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca, N. Y. the day Ot the IHOnth On 

 Aug. '96. Aug. '96. Aug. '96. u • u iU 



which the specimen was 



Fig. 282. — Locality and date labels. 11 ^ j t^ ^ 1 ^ 



collected. It costs but 

 little to have labels like these printed ; and they save 

 much labor, and add greatly to the neatness of the 

 collection. 



In getting labels of this kind, tell the printer not 

 to space the labels, but to set them solid, so that it 

 will not be necessary to trim them after they are 

 cut apart. The smaller the labels are the better they 

 appear. 



In writing labels it is best to use India ink, as the 

 ordinary writing inks fade in the course of a few 

 years if exposed to light. In writing dates use the 

 ordinary abbreviations for the months instead of 

 numerals, as is sometimes done. For when numerals 

 are used there is danger of ambiguity ; 6, 9, '96 may 

 mean either 6 Sept., '96, or June 9, '96. 



In the case of bottles of alcoholic specimens pin 

 a label to the stopper, for convenience of reading, and 

 put a duplicate within the bottle to prevent the oc- 

 currence of mistakes from an exchange of stoppers. 



Sometimes in addition to the label indicating the 

 locality and date of capture, it is desirable to add one 

 indicating the conditions of capture, as at sugar, at 



