46 WILD FLOWER PRESERVATION 



drawers, but this is an awkward method if you 

 have more than a very few, as it necessitates 

 lifting out a whole pile of specimens every time 

 you want to get at a particular one. 



22. Moth-balls. These may be bought for 

 10 cents per Ib. at a druggist's, and one ball 

 should be placed in each box, to prevent insects 

 destroying the plants. No one who values a 

 dainty collection will omit this item. I once 

 saw an Ox-eye Daisy which had looked lovely 

 when mounted, a complete wreck three months 

 later. The disc was dropping to pieces, and 

 tiny insects were scuttling away in all direc- 

 tions as if to hide their diminished heads from 

 the light which was revealing their evil deeds ! 



The list below gives a cheaper and smaller 

 outfit which will be useful to those who do not 

 want a scientifically arranged collection. 



1. Basket. 



2. Scissors. 



3. Old Tablespoon. 



4. Supply of old Newspapers. 



5. Mathews's Field Book, $2.00; or Dana's 



How to know the Wild Flowers, 

 $2.00. 



