146 WILD FLOWER PRESERVATION 



fully glued side up. It can then be arranged 

 as you wish it without sticking in inconvenient 

 places. When tliis is done, lay the mount on 

 it, press down lightly with the hand, turn over 

 the " plant sandwich" thus formed, peel off the 

 old mount and you have your specimen 

 mounted as it should be. 



Each plant as it is added to the pile should 

 be covered by a drier or folds of newspaper 

 and, if it is at all knobby or twiggy, by card 

 sheets, lest these thick parts should leave an 

 impression upon the mounts above and below 

 them. Clean paper must cover each plant, 

 since if this sticks at all it is easily removed 

 with a penknife, whereas the gray drying- 

 paper might leave an unsightly mark. 



The plants should now be left under pressure 

 for several hours, after which they must be 

 carefully examined. Any leaf or petal not ad- 

 hering must be cautiously lifted and retouched 

 with glue by sliding a small brush under it and 

 the plant pressed as before. If this is neg- 

 lected, such parts will chip off and the whole 

 plant will be spoilt. When thick stems refuse 

 to adhere they should be treated with thicker 



