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Of the Insects of China (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Natural History: Of the Insects of China Of the Entomology of China little more is known at the present time than Donovan was acquainted with. It is true we continue to receive numerous boxes of insects from China, chiefly purchased in the shops of Canton, but, like every thing Chinese, there is such an absolute monotony in these arrivals, that it is almost impossible to discover in a quantity of these boxes a single Species which is not contained in all the rest. It is evident that a considerable employment is produced by the rearing of the Atlas moth and some other Species, and in the collection of the other insects which we receive in such abundance. The Chinese boxes are made of a soft wood, about 16 inches by 11 in size, and of a sufficient depth to admit a tall needle; a layer of butterflies and moths stuck close to the point of the needle is placed at the bottom of the box, with another layer of beetles, flies, 860. Closely packed together and stuck high up on the needles, the points of which are passed through the wings of the butterflies forming the under layer. Donovan well observed that the Chinese, like their neighbours the Japanese, are well acquainted with the natural productions of their empire, and Zoology and Botany, in particular, are favourite studies amongst them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date NZ
May 3rd, 2018
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
92 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Pages
306
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x16
ISBN-13
9781330233771
Product ID
23333831

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