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glue. If the twigs are too bent to lie flat upon 

 the mount they may be held in place by narrow 

 strips of gummed paper or plaster, and ends 

 of stems which are likely to spring up when the 

 mounts are handled should also be so secured. 

 Use only enough strips to hold the specimen 

 firmly in place ; too many make the plant look 

 like some bandaged victim. 



This is a good time to write the labels, if you 

 have not done so already, and to attach them ; 

 and for this purpose your Flora and note-book 

 should be at hand. If you write directly on 

 the mount, this is the most convenient time to 

 do it ; but if you use detached labels they may be 

 written before mounting and attached when 

 you glue the plants. 



When every part of a plant is adhering to 

 the mount it should be put away in the herbar- 

 ium case or boxes and the plants should be 

 classified as far as possible from the beginning. 

 As time goes on and more and more specimens 

 are added to the collection, they should be ar- 

 ranged not only according to their Families, 

 but also according to their Genera. Meadow- 

 sweet, Blackberry, Avens, Wild Strawberry, 



