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the bottom of the case, to prevent the breakuiR ol' thoir 

 legs or aiitcnnce. Needles mvist lu-vcr be used for uupaliuK 

 these insects, as they always rust. 



The Setting Needlk is simply a coimnon needle fastened 

 into a thin piece of wood, about three inches long ; on the 

 other end of which a camel's hair pencU may be secured. A 

 pin curved towards the point and fi«stened into a piece of 

 wood, will also be found useful. These instruments are 

 employed in extending the >vin5,'s and legs of the insects, and 

 the pencil for brushing oft' the dirt. 



The Settino Boards are formed of pieces of board covered 

 witli cork, about a quarter of im inch thick, and papered. 



The Bii.icES are merely triangular slips of card used for 

 confining the wings of insects. 



Cabinets. These should be made of well-seasoned maho- 

 gany or wainscot ; as deal is liable to warp and split. Strips 

 of velvet should be glued round the edges of the doors, to 

 make them shut close and keep out the dust. The drawers 

 which contain the insects sliould be lined with cork at the 

 bottom, and covered witli fine wove paper ; they must also 

 be glazed, to prevent admissiion of dust or air : small holes 

 should be bored in the side of the drawer.s, to emit the scent 

 of the camphor. Cabinets should always be placed ogamst 

 a partition wall in a dry room.* 



The jiooe or akhanoing Butterflies. Tliis will in a 

 great measure depend upon the taste of the coUector : — per- 

 haps the best method is to place them (or indeed any other 

 insects) iu coluums with the generic name at the liead of 

 each column, and the Ijinnanm and Euglisli name affixed to 

 each species. Males and females should be placed together, 



• lugpcn's Instructions for Collecting, Hearing, anil I'l 

 British Insects, p. Ifi— ly. 



