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 ; 
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 larvee 
of lepidopterous insects as they are hatched. It 
