HOW TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE 

 SPECIMENS. 



T is a good thing for young people to 

 have small cabinets, either of their own 

 or in connection with their 

 school-mates. Specimens 

 .^:^ are to be collected for pur- 

 s5^S^p^iv^^' poses of study, and in mem- 

 ^^-^"^ ^' ory of interesting places to 



which visits have been made. 



It is always well to write good labels and to 

 keep a record-book, giving numbers, localities, 

 dates, and other items of interest. The speci- 

 mens themselves can be kept in either boxes or 

 bottles, and these can be stored in any convenient 

 room or cupboard. 



Large shells and other dry objects may be 

 marked with a name or number, and laid on 

 shelves or in proper boxes. Very small shells, 

 seeds, etc., may be kept in little bottles, which 

 can be bought of the druggist for a small sum. 



Objects which cannot be dried must be kept in 

 closed jars of preserving fluid. Alcohol is good, 



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