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before the binge is glued, in order tbat you 

 may bave an opportunity of fitting tbe over- 

 lapping parts as tigbtly as possible. Finish 

 tbe whole neatly by pasting a broad strip of 

 blue demy paper over the linen hinge and 

 the back of the box, and also at each corner. 

 The idea is to give the box the appearance 

 of a book. The measurements which have 

 been given are those of the largest box 

 which one sheet of strawboard will make ; 

 but an alteration of the figures will enable 

 you to construct a box of any smaller size 

 you desire. For a herbarium a smaller size 

 is more suitable. 



If the purpose of the box is merely to 

 store a collection of sheets containing dried 

 wild-flowers and plants, it is unnecessary to 

 do anything more to it. If it is to contain 

 birds' eggs, it must be divided into compart- 

 ments, and for the larger species must be 

 made deeper. A sufficient number of strips 

 of strawboard an inch and a quarter broad, 

 and covered with white paper, will be cut 

 into portions, some as long as the inside 

 of the box, others corresponding to the 

 width of it. By making cuts into these at 



