CONTENTS 



CHAPTER VII 



PAGE 

 THE AKT OF PRESSING WILD FLOWERS .... 115 



Press immediately after identification Frail na- 

 ture of most wild flowers Rules for pressing 

 plants Unnatural, wizened specimens belonging 

 to some naturalists Dried plants must not re- 

 semble scare-crows Methods of pressing plants 



How to press knobby flower-heads successfully 



Changing the drying papers Pressing fruits 



Use of a storing press. 



CHAPTER VIII 



MOUNTING THE PLANTS 141 



Plants must not be left long unattached Requi- 

 sites at hand for mounting How to mount the 

 plants Pressure Portions not adhering to be 

 refixed Classification in the herbarium Natural 

 growth to be studied How to mount plants in 

 albums A collection of graceful, natural-looking 

 plants " Let Nature be your teacher." 



CHAPTER IX 



A GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 153 



Various roots Stems Leaves Leaf arrange- 

 ments The inflorescence The flower and its 

 parts Various forms of the corolla Fertiliza- 

 tion Fruits The seed The embryo. 



INDEX 



189 



