b6 THREE KINGDOMS. 



The most enjoyable and profitable way of studying or 

 collecting is that of personal search and independent 

 work 



Look for specimens on all your walks, keep your eyes 

 open; you have no idea how much your powers of obser- 

 vation will be increased by constant practice. 



Never go out without your tools knife, trowel, 

 string, note-book and pencil, and whatever you may want 

 to use in carrying home your specimens. Don't be satis- 

 fied with the observations merely; write down what you 

 have seen, note any questions that may occur to you, for 

 future study. 



Always date your finds, giving time, place, and cir- 

 cumstances; otherwise your observations will too often 

 be useless. Repeat your work, and don't be in a hurry. 

 Nature herself is not. 



Make frequent drawings, not so much that you may 

 become proficient in this art (though this would be great 

 gain), but that you may see the parts of the object clearly 

 and make them your own. 



