28 WILD FLOWER PRESERVATION 



good and light vasculum, 16 x 7 x 5 inches, with 

 strap for carrying, for $2.50; and the Cam- 

 bridge Botanical Supply Co. of Waverley, 

 Mass., have two sizes one, 18 x 6i x 4i inches, 

 for $1.50 and a larger one with a separate com- 

 partment for delicate specimens, for $2.50, 

 both without strap. 



If you do not wish to buy a collecting case, 

 a basket will serve. An old fashioned one 

 with a lid is best; when this cannot be ob- 

 tained, secure an ordinary oblong market- 

 basket. Line it with paper, the better to keep 

 out the air, and if it has no cover, put a piece 

 of paper over your specimens and tuck it in 

 round the edges. If you are caught out with- 

 out your equipment, you can sometimes get a 

 plant home in fairly good condition by merely 

 wrapping it tightly in paper. 



2. Scissors. Many plants are better cut 

 with scissors than pulled and broken off by 

 the fingers, and much unnecessary uprooting 

 is thus avoided. 



3. Trowel, or old Tablespoon. A trowel is 

 necessary when roots are to be studied, and 

 this should be done whenever the plants are 



