8 



The entire plant, as far as possible, should he in the collection. 

 When this is impossible, as with trees and shrul s, branches with leaves,, 

 or leaves and flowers, should be collected and preserved. In drxinL^ 



Fig. 5. A specimen properly mounted. Wlitit weed is this? 



plants, care should be taken to secure the specimen (free from outside- 

 moisturej without breaking any portion of it. It should be spread very 

 carefully Letwten two leavts of tea-paper with sheets of drying paper 



