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huddling up their specimens in the least expensive or laborious 

 manner. 



Another method of putting up dried plants is the following : 

 The specimens are fastened to leaves of stout paper of uniform 

 size ; the species are then arranged in order, and all those of the 

 same genus are placed within one or more sheets of paper, on the 

 outside of which the generic name is written. The generic fasci- 

 culi are then collected into bundles, on which are written the 

 names of the classes and orders. Some persons keep their speci- 

 mens loose, within sheets of paper. This method is the most 

 convenient for the minute examination of the plants, but has 

 disadvantages which render it inexpedient in ordinary cases. 



In fine, there is no mystery, nor even much art, in drying 

 plants very perfectly, and putting them up very neatly. The skill 

 and ingenuity requisite are slight compared with those applied in 

 making anatomical preparations. Patience, constant attention, 

 some taste, and a good deal of enthusiasm, will enable one to make, 

 what however one seldom sees, a good herbarium. 



