8 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
ever, be thrown away, but preserved like the rest. When 
more knowledge is obtained, its resemblance to some other 
genus may throw light on the subject, or some botanical 
friend may be able to assist. 
When the name is found, a label should be attached to 
the specimen, noting also the month and place where it 
was found, and placed in the press to dry, and during the 
next walk more specimens should be found, and the proper 
name applied, making new examination of the minute parts, 
and refreshing the memory with a repetition of the knowledge 
acquired the day before; the name will speedily become 
familiar by this method, and not easily forgotten. 
The best method of forming a Hortus Siccus, (which to 
those who are earnest in the pursuit is a very essential part 
of their duty,) is to procure five or six quires of proper 
botanical paper which may be purchased at some stationer’s 
in London ;* it is sometimes called grey paper (though 
what I have used is brown), also a quire or two of white soft 
paper for the more delicate flowers, and two strong well- 
seasoned boards of the same size as the paper; the weight 
employed for pressure may be bricks, heavy books, or pieces 
* Tt is manufactured by Messrs. Bentall & Co., of Halsted. For parti- 
culars see notice at the end of the work. 
