220 INSTRUMENTS USED IN COLLECTING, &C. 

 BRACES. 



These are small slips of card, which are made 

 use of for confining the wings of butterflies, sphinges, 

 and moths, while in the act of drying. 



STORE BOXES. 



These should not exceed a foot square in size j 

 both top and bottom being about two inches and a 

 half in depth ; and made on the same plan as back- 

 gammon boards. The inside should be lined with 

 cork, covered with paper. 



THE BREEDING CAGE. 



This is used for rearing the caterpillars or larvae 

 of lepidopterous insects as they are hatched. It|, 



