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removed from the fire, stirred for a time to secure uniformity 

 of granulation, and then poured into small moulds of any sort, 

 paper or tin, to harden. No suggestions as to the disposition 

 of the product will be needed. 



The record of this study may consist of : 



1. A diagram of the apparatus in place in a tree that is 

 properly tapped, with explanations. 



2. Notes on the sap of the various trees tested, as to its 

 quality and abundance. 



3. Lists of the animals attracted by the sap-flow; with 

 notes on their abundance, and their times and manner and 

 place of feeding. 



"Strong as the sea and silent as the grave it ebbs and flows unseen; 

 Flooding the earth, a fragrant tidal wave, with mists of deepening 

 green." John B. Tobb. 



