250 ENGLISH WILD YLOWERB. 



time it renders them more secure. It requires but 

 little practice to do this neatly and well. The paper 

 should be kept of an even size, and as far as possible 

 only one kind of plant should be placed on a page. 



The naming and labelling of the plants, with their 

 common and scientific names, should never be neg- 

 lected. Indeed, if the collection is to be of use, 

 either in an educational sense or for future reference, 

 the plants must be classified either according to the 

 Natural or Linnaean system of botany. There is but 

 little difficulty in classifying plants according to the 

 Linnsean system ; but if the collector happens to be 

 acquainted with both systems, he may label his plants 

 thus : 



The latter part of the label looks better if printed 

 in blank and gummed on to the left-hand corner of 

 the page. 



The specimens, as they increase, should be arranged 

 into families; but this requires some little atten- 



