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aired place. Observe change of color, odor, and taste. (A 

 step in tobacco manufacture.) 



6. Take four leaves of the same kind and treat as 

 follows : — 



No. 1. Place between blotters, weight with a heavy book ; 

 examine at the end of six days. 



No. 2. Place between sheets of writing paper, and then 

 as in No. 1. 



No. 3. Place between leaves of a large book for six days. 



No. 4. As in No. 1, but change blotters night and morn- 

 ing. Compare results at the end of the six days. You are 

 making herbarium specimens. 



7. Dry very quickly violets, roses, lavender flowers, and 

 sage, spearmint, thyme, marjoram, or other leaves. What 

 effect has drying on the odor ? Place one half in open boxes 

 and one half in tight receptacles ; test for odor in two weeks. 

 Basis of culinary herbs and sachet preparations. 



8. Take five small cabbage, tomato, aster, lettuce, or other 

 plants ; transplant each of four into flower pots : For No. 1, 

 leave in condition as transplanted. For No. 2, water 

 thoroughly. For No. 3, cover in No. 1 condition by 

 a glass tumbler. No. 4, cover in No. 2 condition by a 

 glass tumbler. No. 5, use as a check experiment not trans- 

 planted. 



Compare the results and learn how to transplant. 



10. Review Table of Leaves 



Leak Arkange- 



MENT 



Venation 



Division 



Parts 

 Present 



Leak 

 Surface 



