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ETON NATURE-STUDY 



will take up more space than many pressed flowers, it can be 

 made a great deal more useful and interesting for the purposes 

 of nature - study. Fruits which are not juicy, dry very well and 



may be mounted without any special pre- 

 paration. If it is sought to prevent as 

 far as possible the distortion which must to 

 some extent take place, the specimens may 

 be buried in specially dried sand as' described 

 in Part II in 

 the chapter on 

 " The proper 

 study of flower- 

 ing plants." 

 The fruits, in 

 order to be 

 most of ser- 

 vice, should be 



mounted, and it need not be said that 

 nearly the whole value of the series lies 

 in the labels which are attached to the 

 specimens. The latter should be chosen, 

 therefore, so as to show all the details 

 possible. Parts of fruits and individual 

 seeds should be made use of, when neces- 

 sary, in order to make the story complete. 

 If the series is to be displayed, the 

 individual examples should each be 

 mounted in glass-topped boxes, made for the purpose (which can 

 be bought for a few pence apiece). (See figure 17 and page 149.) 

 Otherwise, still cheaper boxes may be used, or trays and lids made 



FIGURE 16. The fruit of 

 Crane's-bill. 



FIGURE 17. A glass-topped box con- 

 taining fruits of Willow Herb. 



