132 WILD FLOWER PRESERVATION 



Changing the drying-papers is an operation 

 that requires some care, but it is by no means 

 so long or so harassing as the one just de- 

 scribed. 



Place the press upon a table and see that the 

 paint-brush and plenty of fresh drying-papers 

 are at hand. 



First carefully unstrap the press and, re- 

 moving the top board, place it near by with two 

 fresh driers upon it ready for building up a 

 new pile of plants. 



The damp drying-sheets are now removed 

 from the pile and put aside to be dried for fu- 

 ture use. This exposes the folder, which must 

 be opened with great care. The right-hand 

 edge should be lifted up very slowly with the 

 fingers of the left hand, and if any part of the 

 plant beneath adheres to this upper page it 

 should be released by soft touches with the 

 paint-brush or, if this is not sufficient, with the 

 blade of a penknife. 



When this upper page has been peeled off, 

 remove any snippets one by one, and if 

 either petals or leaves are creased, smooth 

 these out with the brush. Leaves that are 



