Becoming Acquainted with Trees 7 



the leaves. Fruits that are dry and thin may be attached 

 to the same sheets as the leaves. 



Have also a collection of fruits in a box. A strong 

 .paper box 3 or 4 inches deep and a foot or so in length 

 may be divided into a score or more of compartments by 

 partitions running both ways. It is best to have the 

 partitions not more than half as high as the box ; they 

 are merely to- keep the specimens from the same tree 

 together, and apart from those of different trees. Some 

 compartments should be larger than others, to accommo- 

 date cones and other large specimens. More than one 

 box may well be used for the fruit collection ; or, instead 

 of using a box with partitions, you may sew the fruit 

 specimens to a card or to the inside of a pasteboard box 

 say a suit box that can be closed and put away. 



Arrangement of specimens. Whatever method is 

 used for keeping the specimens of leaves and fruit in 

 place, they should be arranged according to some plan. 

 Usually they are arranged according to their natural 

 classification. Specimens from different kinds of oak, 

 for instance, will be placed near each other, preceded or 

 followed by beech and chestnut, which belong to the 

 same family as the oak ; likewise walnut and the dif- 

 ferent kinds of hickory will be associated. 



School collections. The directions given above refer 

 to individual collections. For use in the schoolroom, 

 large cardboards can be prepared, with specimens of 

 leaves or other parts or products of trees mounted on 

 them. They should be arranged, not with a view to 

 making a design or picture, but to facilitate a comparison 

 of things that are related. 



