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MISC. PUBLICATION 318, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



CARD- 

 BOARD 



3. Piece of cardboard, 

 same size as glass. 



4. Thin layer of cotton, 

 same size as glass. 



5. Picture binding such 

 as passe partout 

 tape. 



6. Butterfly with wings 

 spread and dried. 



Procedure : 



1. Collect insects and 

 note kind of plants 

 on which they are 

 found. 



2. Make mount by — 

 'a. Spreading thin layer 



of cotton on card- 

 board. 

 1). Arranging butterfly 

 on cotton. 



c. Placing glass over 

 butterfly. 



d. Binding edges of 

 cardboard to glass 



with binding tape. 

 e. String may be attached for hanging mount, or strip of cardboard may be 

 glued on back of mount as a support. 



Figure 21.— Materials for making butterfly mount. 



FILL OUT NOTE FORMS. ARRANGE INSECTS BY ORDERS 



[Eighth meeting — September] 

 Equipment : 



1. Note forms, pencils. 



2. Insect collections. 



3. Reference bulletins. 

 Procedure : 



1. Write notes about insects on forms 



similar to that shown on page 41. 



2. Arrange insects in the collections. 



3. Make sure that each insect is prop- 



erly labeled. Date and locality are 

 important. 



4. Insects should be neatly arranged in 



rows, heads toward back of box. 



5. Place insects representing the differ- 



ent orders together — beetles in one 

 place, flies in another, etc. 



Figure 22. — Butterfly in mount. 



EXHIBIT COLLECTIONS. "WIENIE" ROAST 



[Ninth meeting — October] 

 Equipment : 



1. Insect collections and any notes on insects. 



2. "Wienies," cider, marshmallows, etc. 



Figure 23. — Insect collections arranged for exhibition. 



Procedure : 



1. Place all insects from a given club in neat order. 



2. Refreshments. 



3. Program — games, playlets, stunts, etc. 



