New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-09

rare specimens in New England but dozens have been
successfully raised here, nevertheless inc Mh,'S
Leopard Arcta is rarer still only ten pars having
been found In the last ten years a.
The advancement of chronological science ~ me
last century and half said Mr. Pearson, has Dech
truly remarkable. When samuel Johnson issued ms
dictionary In tho century precedlng TINS si,er dei
ing the word butterfly. he inserted as natter OF III
formation that there were twenty species OF these
flies The popularity of natural science ana increased
study, wish the improved facles ior esr nh u anu h
revealed the fact that there from 100000 20 l.oo1
kinds OF lepidopterous insects alone ana seNefa'
enthusiastic collectors have succeeded III ee.uns 10
Ccher from $4,000 100000 butterflies and moths
Such collection not represent molr than nall or
two thirds OF the estimated 10000 on the globe me
flies are pinned in pairs where meihodically arranged
IN cabinet and where possible two pairs are re-
Quired to show she upper and under side. which vary
I'm marking and brlliancy. the MOrphos being gorgeous
above, while the Argynnidae are silver spotted De-
The system Of duplication only be carried ont
n the cheaper common varieties as the buiier
Mes Nauea az from g. 10 , ~ apr, co', and en-
body much wealth 10 be duplicated The coiector
nate Mr.. strecker IS king among collectors ana
yet he IS far from having performed The AexandTlah
feat Of conquering the world of bu,ferles anu "eEP
Ing because there are no more worlds to conquer ms
best energies, his wealth, life itself. would
prove insufficient for him TO collect all tina. IS rare ana
beautiful I'm this small field of nature These lags
creatures exchanged by naturasts In all paris OK
the world and sent the world over by mau OF en-
pres Wh p2P r r so6e vi pssss as means
of killing insects although many old fashioned nagiio
poison is put in large mouthed bottle and held IN
place by solution OF plaster Of paris, which sets
fumes Of death. Buttcrfes beetles bottled thus
die instantly and do not become so rigid as when
killed by chloroform. After the butterflies are killed
those not wanted for the cabinet are ioiuca up III
papers for exchange, the name OF each bong plahy
written on the fold. If not infested by exterior OF
interior parasites when caught uiey VIII Keep Al, ~
paper for years Moths are not folded IN papers DIt
more easily than butterflies, and are made unsighty
by the injury thus done their plunage. ihey are
not only forwarded TO all parts OF The world IN theH
perfect state but sent long distances in the egg
in cocCons. and in The puPal stage 1he eggs are
placed between thin pieces Of wood III when ShdhoW
groove has been cut and thus fully protected
from injury and may be sent AS far as the state OF
tho weather will permit. The cbrysalds ard coooons
represen ting the second stage Of butterflies and silk
spinning moths, carefully placed IN cotton batting
the second stage of the sphngidae Dryocampa and
other burrOwing moths. a.
when received in any of their stages butterflies
and moths placed in suitable temperature to favor
their perfect development Those received IN live state
and bred make the PERFECT cabinet SPECIMENS iU ,
stite food. instead of the natural food plant; are
often very Disappointing losing their color ana NOT
holding mp 10 size. Breeders know that moths NAV
he dwarfed and varied at viii by their management
In the larvs state When dried unsmeM sPec.ne h
the Of steam. floating Them on corkS in closed
pals partially filed with water laying them upon
wet sand covering them with VET CLOTHS or piacIns
them IN Jars With moi, plaster of pan; bottoms III
from twenty fow TO thirty SIX hours the insocio arr
ready 10 be spread upon thr seuing o3ids, 10 WIcl
they are strapped with pieces Of cardboard pinned
over the wings. thread wound around, when they
have bcen placed IN SNOWY form. wlch + oien TAR
from the natural pose of the wing. artificial setting
increasing the grace of outline and making the speci-
mems more pleasing 10 the Thousands OF butter
flies and moths sent around the globe ready spread.
and oftentimes uninjured. The pins upon which they
are forced into the cork bottom of the pack
ing box and then this box is made thu centre Of a
large box packed with excelsior 50 that there Is
sufficient sprnginesS prevent jarins. In spite OF
All precautions many valuable specimens wholly
DESTROYED and from this many of the pretticst
and most expensive butterflies and moths in American
collections from foreign countries found TO have
been repaired.
Butterfly repairing IS art which the collector
soon ACQUIRES and great ingenuity is displayed In re-
placing wings. gluing the body 70 the PIN ana
patching the torn wings of specimens witt paper and
pain One collector of my acquaintance has card
board moths of rare varieties manufactured by him
self pinned I'm his cabinet the work being weh done
thar the ordinary observer does not notice that they
are artificial Yet. without any care whatever
pair of cabbage butterflies were Enclosed In an en-
vcOpe I'm China and after passage Of 5000 miles
came out whole and today on pins in my cabinet
This is a feat not often performed in the mas.'