Smithsonian Report, 1954. — Smith 



Plate 4 



1. A footbridge of palm trunks and bamboo stems crosses a tidal creek on Ngau. The 

 Fijians are adept builders with local materials, and such a temporary fiber-lashed structure 

 is made in a matter of minutes. 



A method of drying herbarium specimens. The plants, under pressure between blotters 

 and corrugated boards, are supported above a source of slow and constant heat which 

 drives out the moisture through the corrugations. Specimens thus thoroughly dried 

 under pressure remain flat and durable for future study. Large fruits and leaves for 

 chemical analysis are dried by the escaping current of hot air. 



