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upon a plant that was growing in a somewhat 

 drier place than usual, and which, seemingly, was 

 more hardy than any I had yet tried. By wrap- 

 ping it in wet cloths 

 and carrying it in a 

 case entirely protected 

 from the sun's rays, I 

 managed to get it 

 home in good condi- 

 tion. Once there I 

 immediately made an 

 exposure and, upon de- 

 velopment of the plate, 

 I found that my efforts 

 were at last crowned 

 with the success for 

 which I had been striv- 



Blue Flag. 



ing. 



This but serves to 

 illustrate the point that 

 I wish to impress upon 

 all nature workers, in 

 this as well as any of 

 the other branches, that 

 persistency generally 

 wins in the end. One must never acknowledge 

 himself defeated until he has tried every possible 

 means of gaining the result which he wishes, and 

 even then he should go back and try them all 

 over again. 



