CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGE 

 FOREWORD 15 



Wild Flower Preservation for flower lovers and 

 amateur students rFor more advanced natural- 

 ists failing to preserve plants successfully For 

 boys and girls at school Preservation of plants 

 an art in itself No haphazard performance 

 That prosaic word " herbarium " A doleful defi- 

 nition A dainty collection of plants Poetry and 

 flowers inseparable. 



CHAPTER II 



THE BOTANICAL OUTFIT 23 



Must be orderly and neat A list of requisites 

 Working expenses small after initial outlay 

 Well illustrated Flora indispensable How to se- 

 cure second-hand books How to make a press 

 Separate mounts versus albums Cabinet for stor- 

 ing the collection. 



CHAPTER III 



A NATURE NOTE-BOOK 49 



A necessity to students Records of plant struc- 

 ture Locality and date of "finds" Your own 



