270 Dr J. E. T. Aitchison on Practical Hints as to 



Some good stout twine, two pieces, each 40 feet, lbs. oz. 

 together weighing . . . . .03 



Total weight of boards, cross pieces, nails, 

 mill-boards, packing cloth, waterproof, rope 

 and twine, . . . . . . 23 3 



300 sheets of paper 15 lbs. 4 oz., and locality 



tickets to be made up to . . . 16 13 



The total making . lbs. 40 



To pack each primary package, commence by dividing off 

 the drying paper into equal parts, with the ten sheets of 

 mill-board ; on this lay the locality tickets, then pack this 

 into the piece of waterproof, binding all together with the 

 two pieces of twine. Place one piece of board that has 

 cross pieces attached to it with the bars against the table, 

 the plain surface uppermost ; on this place one of the plain 

 boards, on this lay the package of paper that has been bound 

 up in the waterproof, on the top of this lay the second plain 

 board, and on the top of all the second board which has the 

 cross pieces attached to it with the cross pieces uppermost ; 

 rope the whole together with one piece of rope, then slip in 

 under the rope the four spare cross pieces so that they may 

 lie between the fixed cross pieces on the top of the package ; 

 then fold round one piece of gunny material, packing in as 

 most convenient the second piece of rope, and the package 

 of nails ; and lastly, pack the whole into the second piece of 

 gunny cloth, carefully sewing the parcel up with twine. 

 Here you have a handy package of 40 lbs. in weight, with 

 your paper thoroughly protected from damp and moisture. 



(This package in the field becomes converted into two, upon 

 the paper being filled with dried plants. Although forming 

 thus two packages the weight is not doubled ; probably what 

 was 40 lbs. only rises to a little above 60 lbs.) 



Then two of the 40 lb. or primary packages should be 

 packed together in a piece of packing cloth (a similar spare 

 piece of cloth and a spare rope being enclosed in the package), 

 and well roped together, so as to form a solid parcel or load 

 of 86 lbs. 



The packing cloth for this should consist of two pieces, each 



