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collector's book, with details filled in, is shown in the illustra- 

 tion. The book should fit conveniently into a pocket. When 

 particulars of a specimen have been duly noted, as many slips as 

 may be required should be detached and fastened to the speci- 

 mens. The slips may be provided with two cuts so that they can 

 easily be slipped over the stem of a specimen. By this or some 

 other suitable method of attachment there should be no fear of 

 the loss of the numbers, or risk of the specimens becoming mixed, 

 particularly if ^'retainers'' are used. Another advantage in 

 these printed slip numbers lies in their clearness, and in the 

 comparative indestructibility of their numbers, whether they are 

 exposed to the ordinary moisture of the drying press or to immer- 

 sion in £uid. If the number should have to be written — and the 

 same applies, of course, to any written label which is laid in 

 with the specimen — no ink or ink pencil should be used, but a 

 black, soft pencil, or a red or blue crayon. 



Some collectors will find it useful to have certain items 

 printed in their notebook such as ^Wernacular name,'' '^ alti- 

 tude,'^ ^'colour," 'Vheight," '^ date," etc., but too many of tbem 

 tend to confuse rather than help, and it is best to print in only 

 the more important items, such as locality, habitat, altitude and . 

 date, leaving a large space for '^ observations." 



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FARSISTAN E)(PEDITION : 1910. J. F. SMITH. 250 j J. F. Smith, 



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Beite.~7-6-1910. Alt. 9500' i 250 



250 



Bot. Name. — Euphorbia. 



Vern, — DaracJit-i-sang. \ J- F. bMTii 



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Loc. — Pir-i-zan pass. \ 



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Hab. — On rocky slopes, very comTnorij mostly 

 associated tmth Ferxdas and Amygdalus, 



In tufts up to 2' high; lower leaves I *""• ^- S^^th. 



crowded, glaucous ; upper, liJce inflo- \ ^ 



rescences, yellowish green, in striking \ ^*^^ 



contrast to the former, Involucral glands ■. 



deep purple. Sheep do not touch them. \ 



Herb gathered hy natives. Exact uses not \ J. F. Smith. 



ascertainable. Frequent throughout Kuh- 



Bil range. 



250 



must 



mens. 



buted with the speci 

 from the field notes 



similar 



The heading should indicate the country where the collection 

 was made and perhaps the title of the expedition, the scientific 

 name of the plant (or a blank space for it), the exact locality, 



to 



which is likely to be found in a good atlas, the altitude, the date, 

 the name of the collector and any important observations which 

 may be taken from the field notes. The field notes themselves 

 should be deposited with the most complete set of specimens, and 



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