148 WILD FLOWER PRESERVATION 



Cinquefoil, Agrimony and Wild Rose all be- 

 long to the Family Rosaceae, but each repre- 

 sents a separate Genus in that Family. All of 

 one Genus should be together and the Genera 

 should follow one another in the same order as 

 that given in the Flora. 



Specimens belonging to the same Family 

 and, as the collection grows, those belonging to 

 the same Genus, should be put in a genus-cover 

 (a folder of stout manila or tag paper, slightly 

 larger than the mounting-sheets when folded) 

 and the name of the Family or Genus written 

 in the lower left-hand corner. These covers 

 are of great service in protecting specimens in 

 handling, especially when a few are drawn out 

 from the middle of a pile. 



Reference was made just now to the neces- 

 sity of mounting plants according to their man- 

 ner of growth. They may have been pressed 

 naturally, but unless they are arranged upon 

 the mount in a natural position half the beauty 

 of your collection will be lost. I have seen 

 such erect plants as Agrimony, Yarrow and 

 the Willow Herbs placed in a slanting line 

 across the mount, either for the sake of in- 



