174 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM 
removed from the fire, stirred for a time to secure uniformity 
of granulation, and then poured into small moulds of any sort, 
paper or tin, toharden. No suggestions as to the disposition 
of the product will be needed. 
The record of this study may consist of: 
1. A diagram of the apparatus in place in a tree that is 
properly tapped, with explanations. 
2. Notes on the sap of the various trees tested, as to its 
quality and abundance. 
3. Lists of the animals attracted by the sap-flow; with 
notes on their abundance, and their times and manner and 
place of feeding. 
‘Strong as the sea and silent as the grave it ebbs and flows unseen; 
Flooding the earth,—a fragrant tidal wave, with mists of deepening 
green.”—John B. Tabb. 
