8 CORNELL JUNIOB EXTENSION BULLETIN 2t) 



Twigs will be mounted on the right-hand side of the page. The twig 



should be so turned as to expose the shiul eul through the twig and the 

 central pith. 



Small fruits, more or less flat, such as those of black Locust, maples, 

 ashes, rims, blue beech, basswood, and poplars, can be mounted easily on 

 the paper below the twig-. A seed where it is easily separable, as in the 

 black locust or blue beech, should also be mounted alongside the fruit. 

 In some cases, it is impossible to mount the fruit due to its shape, size, 

 or condition, but it is possible to mount the seed. This applies to all 

 evergreens (conifers), birches, hop hornbeam, sycamore, cherries, cu- 

 cumber, and the like. In these cases it will be necessary to draw a 

 sketch, first in pencil, then inked in, of the fruit, either natural size or to a 

 slated scale. In case of large-seeded specimens, such as walnuts, hicko- 

 ries, beech, chestnut, and oaks, it will be necessary to sketch the seed. 

 This can be shown natural size in every instance. In case of mounting 

 fruits or seeds, glue is preferable to the strips of gummed mending tape. 



Labeling the mounted specimens 



In the space left at the bottom of the mounting paper, neatly write in 

 ink the common name of the tree from which the specimens were taken, 

 together with the most important uses of the wood of the tree (figure 1). 

 Trees must be labelled by their full names. For example, it is not suffi- 

 cient to write maple for sugar maple (figure 1). Learn and use the 

 common names given in this bulletin even if you have known the tree 

 by other names. These common names were selected because of their 

 general wide acceptance throughout the State. Do not depend on what 

 is written in the bulletin for the uses of the tree. If you know of other 

 uses, by all means put them down. Make inquiries in your section from 

 lumbermen and find new uses in that way. 



Place the mounts in the covers provided. A logical arrangement of 

 sheets would follow that set forth herein. At least all needle-leaved and 

 all broad-leaved trees should be grouped separately. All trees in the 

 same family should be together, as the oaks, the maples, and so forth. 



The completed collection of at least fifteen different kinds of forest 

 trees must be sent to the Department of Forestry, New York State Col- 

 lege of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York, by June 15. They will be cor- 

 rected and returned so they may be used during the summer and fall 

 for fair and school exhibits. 



A place is provided on the cover for name and address of sender. Do 

 not fail to fill it in. 



