| | | |  | |  | | | | | Butterfly Net To catch butterflies and moths, find a bamboo pole (best because it is light), or other long stick such as a broom handle. Bend a wire clothes hanger into a circle, and straighten the curved hanger-to Cut a piece of mosquito netting, cheesecloth or old net curtains 38 by 40 inches.
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109. Butterfly net. In miniature, this can be a dip net.
Across the top (a 38-inch end) stitch a border of wide mend-ing tape. Double the material and stitch down the side. Stitch the bottom hem to a 12-inch square of similar material. Sew the taped top over the wire loop, attach the straightened top of the hanger to the pole with wire, and the butterfly net is complete ( 109).
References
To collect either examples of the life cycle or adult insects, see, in addition to references listed on 2, 4-H Club Insect Manual, Cat. #A-1.76:65, 30~, Superintendent of Docu-ments, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. See also the encyclopedia.
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then wax paper, the flower, more wax paper, and finally sev-eral heavy books. When thoroughly dry, tape to a scrapbook pagq. When sketching, draw in the natural background:
desert, forest, meadow. In the corner of page give name, if possible, and where found.
References
An encyclopedia. Also: Introduction to Wild Flowers, by John Kieran, Garden City Books (nine years and up);
Flowers: A Guide to Familiar American Flowers, by Herbert S. Zirn and Alexander C. Martin, Simon & Schuster (nine years and up). Send for Audubon Society publication list, 4. Western residents can get free wild flower seeds or booklets yearly at Richfield service stations.
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