144 WILD FLOWER PRESERVATION 



vinegar, scissors, forceps, drying-papers or 

 newspaper pads, a few sheets of card or corru- 

 gated board (and your press if it is not in use) 

 and a weight of about ten pounds. 



Put the glass plate and pile of mounts side 

 by side on the table. Take a plant from the 

 box and, placing it upon a mount, arrange it to 

 the best advantage, remembering its natural 

 mode of growth. (Plates X and XI show the 

 results of right and wrong methods in pressing 

 and mounting.) Then mark with a pencil a 

 few guiding dots to show the position of the 

 extreme points of leaves and stem, taking care 

 to leave room for the label at the lower right- 

 hand corner. 



Now, with your large brush, paint the glass 

 over with a thin coat of glue. Liquid glue as 

 you buy it is usually a little too thick; small 

 parts of the plants are liable to stick in it and 

 break off. 'You can thin it to the required con- 

 sistency on the plate by dipping your brush 

 first in glue and then in vinegar. In this way 

 you can also vary the consistency for different 

 plants. Stout, stiff ones need thicker glue to 

 hold them than thin and delicate ones. 



