90 ^£A MOSSES. 



use, and those you could easily take with you in 

 your trunk. What will Ik: found cheaper and siill 

 more seniccablc, if you are going to mount a hr^e 

 numUr of ]»lani.s at once, is a (juoniity of 

 " dr) ing jxifxrr." It ran l>e lud of the ** Na; 

 Agency," 32 Hawlcy Street, Ik>ston, Mass., for, 1 

 believe, ^1.35 l>cr 100 sheets, probably also of other 

 sellers of naturalists' supplies in all the large cities, 

 on lK)th sides of the Continent. It is a < 

 s|X)ng)', brown felt |>ai>er, (ut into sheets, 12 x 18 

 inches, and has a fine ca|)acity for absorbing ma- 

 ture. For convenience, the cotton cloths should lie 

 made the s.une si/c as the <lr)ing jKiper u^ 

 Some collectors, who do not care to mount a gr 

 numlxrr of s|H:cimens at once, but want to liave 

 ihem ver)' smooth and fine, when dry, use no 

 dr)'ing fxiper at all, but in the place of it, have 

 thin smooth pieces of deal, got out a foot or so vpiarc 

 and one-<|uarter or one-third of an inch thick; u\>^>:\ 

 these they spread one or more layers 01 1 



lay the plant on them and put as many more over 

 it ; the cotton absorl>s the moisture and the 

 keep the pressure e\'en and the papers and pi. 

 straight and smooth throughout For *' mounting i*ai>er," 

 each one must use his own taste. Many prefer cards 

 cut of uniform size : they can be had • -Imost any 



