. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 12 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. IMPLEMENTS FOR COLLECTING. THE NET. First of all and most important of all is the net. The lightest, most serviceable, and in every wa}' the best net that I know of is made with a rim of rattan. Procnre a light piece of straight-grained pine, two feet long and one inch thick. Plane it down for a net handle a little smaller at one end, and make a grove
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 12 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. IMPLEMENTS FOR COLLECTING. THE NET. First of all and most important of all is the net. The lightest, most serviceable, and in every wa}' the best net that I know of is made with a rim of rattan. Procnre a light piece of straight-grained pine, two feet long and one inch thick. Plane it down for a net handle a little smaller at one end, and make a grove with a gouge, on either side of the smaller end, four inches long. Now, take a. Detail of Net Rim. piece of rattan sixty-six inches long, rather thicker than a lead- pencil, and fasten the ends to the handle Avith two bands of copper Avirc. This will make a net al)ont eighteen inches in diameter. By now taking a sliort piece of rattan, twenty inches long, making a long level at both ends, grooving them out a little and Aviring it to the rattan hoop, as sliown in the following figure, you have a splendid rim for a net, and one that will last for years. In order to be sure. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote), 1856-1937; Bayer, Frederick M. , former owner. DSI. Boston : J. B. Millet
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