APPENDIX III 
GENERAL NOTES FOR THE FIELD BOTANIST.’ 
Collecting.—For this purpose a tin-case or vasculum is 
required in which to place the plants in the field. A knife, 
scissors, lens (very essential), string, notebook, are all the 
other essential accessories that are required. 
Take care that the specimens represent the plant ade- 
quately. Let them be complete and in every way typical. 
Flowers and fruit are necessary. Brambles, willows, hawk- 
weeds require special treatment. Many grasses must have 
the stolons represented when they occur. Let no plant be 
exterminated. 
Drying and Preserving.—When the specimens have been 
brought home they should as soon as possible be dried in 
special drying paper, or, quite as good, between newspapers. 
Some botanists prefer to take a press on an excursion, with 
boards and strap, and do this ez voute. Take care that 
sufficient paper lies between each plant, neatly and carefully 
laid out, with pads for the flower if necessary, and that the 
papers are well ventilated. Above all change the papers 
often: twice a day is not too often. Put enough pressure 
by aid of weights, books, bricks, etc. When dry transfer to 
dry store paper. 
Mounting.—There are two methods of mounting plants : 
1 For further particulars see the author’s ‘ Practical Field Botany’ 
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