i 5 8 COLLECTING 



Lattices, 1 7 x 1 1 indie*, for admitting air between the masses of plants 

 in the press, made of two sets of parallel thin laths fastened together. 



Drving paper in sheets 17* 1 1 inches in ample quantity ; slout 

 Manila is best, blotting paper is too fragile. Mounting paper in sheets 

 i6i v. io.j inches (standard si^e of Kew herbarium) or sheets of news- 

 paper or other common paper for preservation of dry specimens removed 

 from the press. Unfolded envelopes of thin paper cut into the shape 

 shown, for seeds, flowers, &c.; place the specimen on i and fold over 

 the wings 2, 3, 4, 5 in order. 2 must be the same size as i. 



Waxcloth for tying up bundles of dried and mounted specimens ; 

 waterproof canvas for covers for presses, &c. in case of rain. 



Corrosive sublimate (mercuric chloride) and alcohol for poisoning 

 specimens ; made up as required in the proportion of i part to 50. 

 Large dish for poisoning. Naphthalin for keeping away insects. 



Kerosine tins or other square tins with large lids for preserving 

 specimens in alcohol (lids that push in airtight, as in many tobacco tins, 

 are the best) ; soldering apparatus for fastening up when full. 



Bottles with stoppers for preserving delicate specimens ; neckless 

 glass tubes, with corks, of various sizes. Bottles are easily packed in 

 joints of bamboo, tubes in small tins. 



Aluslin for wrapping alcohol specimens. Each should be wrapped 

 with its label (in Indian ink, or better on metal) in a piece of muslin 

 and packed in the tin ; specimens cannot then become mixed together, 

 and can be closely packed . 



Alcohol for preserving ; ordinary methylated spirit is best for most 

 things, but some require 70 % alcohol, and some absolute alcohol. 



Formalin, picric acid, chromic acid, glycerin, or other preservatives. 



Butterfly-net, killing-bottle, insect boxes, entomological pins, if eco- 

 logical work is to be done. 



Hunting-knife, cutlass, or kukri for lopping creepers, &c. ; pruning 

 shears for cutting branches ; strong pocket knives ; strong narrow-bladed 

 trowels; geological hammer; strong rope for climbing, &c. 



Travelling microscope and lenses ; dissecting microscope; pocket lenses; 

 microscope slides, cover-slips in alcohol or oil; scalpels; dissecting 

 needles ; scissors large and small and with fine points; razors for section- 

 cutting ; forceps; dishes; watch-glasses; camel-hairbrushes. 



Reagents and mount ants for simple microscopic work, e.g. iodine, 

 glycerine, haematoxylin, gold-size, Canada balsam in xylol, alcohol, oil 

 of cloves. 



Compass (prismatic by preference) ; spirit-level ; aneroid barometer ; 

 thermometers (ordinary, maximum and minimum, wet and dry bulb) ; 

 field glass (very useful for studying cliffs, ravines, trees, &c.) ; maps 

 (geographical, geological, outlines for marking distribution, &c.). 



Photographic camera and lenses; tripod; films or plates in soldered 

 tins ; chemicals and dishes for developing, fixing, &c. 



Drawing pencils (hard, medium, soft) ; drawing cards ; sketch-block; 

 colours; brushes; india-rubber; ink ; compasses ; ruler; scales in inches 

 and centimetres; gum and brush; pins ; pens ; pencils; stylograph. 



Spirit-lamp; tape-measure; string, twine and thread; thin wire; 

 sheet'/tv?;/ 1 or zinc for labels (if latter, also solution of platinic chloride 

 for writing on it) ; ghte-pot and glue for mounting. 



