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kinds, by a quill pen or small camel's hair brush. 

 The plan I find to answer best is to lay a sheet of 

 thickish paper at the bottom of a large meat dish, and, 

 after filling the dish with water, to place the speci- 

 men over the paper, and tease it out into as graceful 

 a form as time and patience will permit. 



FIG. 2,Fucus vesiculosus. 



After this the mounts must be pressed^ and dried. 

 When drained, spread over each a few strips of 

 clean linen rags, which should be changed occasion- 

 ally, care being taken to avoid disarranging. 'the 

 plants, and keeping them for a day or two under 

 pressure. Many seaweeds are gelatinous, and will 



