_ fame Means Caterpillars from the Black-Thorn, 
Take a Fly out of your Box: fee if the Pin be run through it perpendicularly : if fo, flick | 
it on one of your fetting Boards, and with the Point of a Needle (which muft be fixt into a 
finall Stick, or what elf you like beft) extend one Wing leifurely, till fuch Time as the 
Point thereof is even with the Nofe of the Fly you are fetting. That done, fix one of your 
Card Braces gently on that Wing, to prevent its giving way; ferve the other Wing in the 
fame manner, and your Fly will appear extended as in the Paintings. Let the Braces remain 
on the Wings cf Butterflies a Fortnight, on thof of great Moths a Month. Take Notice, 
however, that a great Number of finall Moths muft be fet in your Boxes in the Field, other- 
wife your labour will be loft; you'll prefently know which thefe are, by obferving them 
to be dead and almoft ftiff; fo that i 
t is proper to carry always about you a little Box of Card 
Braces for this Purpofe. 
Lhe Way to preferve your Flies, after you have taken them from your Setting Board. 
Ifyou put them in Drawers, Boxes, or Frames with Glaffes before them, its proper to get 
fome Camphire, which inclofe in fmall Muflin Bags, and faften it to th 
Flies are ; by this Means you will deftroy thofé Infeés that would otherwife injure your 
Flies ; and by renewing now and then this Method, 
Tam convinced your Kies may be pre- 
ferved feveral Years. The Months in England that produce the greatelt Variety of Fies, are 
April, May, June, Fuly, and Auguff, efpecially of the Butterfly Kind ; and for Moths, Yam 
of Opinion, that there are many different Species produced all the Year round. The beft 
Time to take the greateft Variety of Moths, is for one Hour after Sun-fet, and the propereft 
Places are in and by the Sides of Woods, Gardens, Green Lanes, &c. where with your Net. 
you'l feldom fail of Sport. Thus much feemed neceflary to fay in Refpe& to taking Infects 
in the Fly State, and more would be fuperfluous. 
ofe Places where your 
But as it may be agreeable to ome to breed the Flies themfélves from the Caterpillars, I bal 
hikewife give the beft Inftruitions I am able for that Purtofe. 
J N the Spring and Autumn Seafon you may colle& great Variety of Caterpillars, by {pread- 
ing a Sheet under Oak-Trees: then beating the Boughs, many Caterpillars will fall, 
which if taken Care of, wil] produce fearce and valuable Moths ; you may alfo obtain by the 
White-Thorn, Bramble, Chick-weed , Willow, 
and many other Growths. 
When you have colle&ted a Number of Caterpillars, and remark’d the Food you found 
them on, put them into Boxes, which prepare as follows: Take a Deal or Wainfcot Box, cut 
a large Square out of the Top and Bottom, cover the Place cut out with a Piece of Crape 
Hatband, glewing the fame all round to Prevent any Ffcape. This done, put your Cater. 
pillars into the Box, with fome of the fame Food you found them on, giving them, if you 
can, frefh every Day. Here you'll find them feed and thrive ; and after changing their Skins 
({fome five and fome fix Times) they will go into the Aurelia State, and there remain for a 
certain Time, fome much longer than others ; but in about fourteen Days from this laft change 
s “you 
