Ontario Sessional Papers, 1898-99, . mething like the exercise of the inventive faculty in evading or overcoming obstaclesin the way of reaching the end required, when these are somewhat out of the ordinary, andwith admirable success ; impressing the mind with the thought that there must be some-where, intelligent direction and supervision for the accomplishing of it. THE PREPARATION OF SPECIMENS FOR THE EXHIBITION OFLIFE-HISTORIES IN THE CABINET. By Dwight Brainerd, Montreal. My brother and I arrange our cases in a rather peculiar way, and were complimentedby being asked to describe
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1898-99, . mething like the exercise of the inventive faculty in evading or overcoming obstaclesin the way of reaching the end required, when these are somewhat out of the ordinary, andwith admirable success ; impressing the mind with the thought that there must be some-where, intelligent direction and supervision for the accomplishing of it. THE PREPARATION OF SPECIMENS FOR THE EXHIBITION OFLIFE-HISTORIES IN THE CABINET. By Dwight Brainerd, Montreal. My brother and I arrange our cases in a rather peculiar way, and were complimentedby being asked to describe it for the Report. The point that bothered us, was to break the lines ordinarily found in a have four sizes of cardboard oblongs, cut proportionately, and use them instead ofthe common name labels. They are placed above each species, should be about half aslong again as the wing span, and contain the bleached wings, frass and eggs correspondingto the name across their left hand margin. (See Plate). 70 •s& - **•*• •X ?. i Life Histories shewn in a Cabinet (D. Brainerd). [71] 62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 23). A. 1899 By this method, the drawers are cut up into little squares, each large enough to holda series together with the caterpillar, ichneumons, etc. One can put a good deal of taste .into the arrangement and the effect is certainly good. Outside of looks, I do not knowthat the system has anything to recommend it. Of course with white cards, the drawercovering must be colored : we employ a rough buff wall paper. T am asked for some remarks on inflating and wing bleaching. Many books giveinstructions, but for novices it may be said that caterpillars are inflated or blown byslightly cutting the anal orifice, ventrally, squeezing everything out by the hole so madewhile holding them between the fingers in a soft cloth ; binding a tube in this hole anddrying them, inflated by a current of hot air. It is well to have a piece of blottingpaper to absorb the d
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