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* c large ftrong writing-paper. It requires fome 

 <( dexterity to glue the plant neatly down, fo that 

 " none of the gum or pafte may appear to defile 

 <c the paper. When it is quite dry, write upon 

 " the left-hand inner page of the paper, the name 

 cc of the plant, the fpecific character, the place 

 " where, and the time when, it was found ; and 

 " any other remarks that may he thought pro- 

 cc per. Upon the hack of the fame page, near 

 " the fold of the paper, write the name of the 

 €( plant, and it will then be complete for the 

 " cabinet.'' 



<c Some people put the dried plants into meets 

 u of writing paper, without faftening them down 

 cc at all ; and others only fafTen them by means of 

 <f fmall flips of paper, pafted acrofs the ftem or 

 * e branches. 



" Another more expeditious method is, to take 

 "the plants out of the prefs, after the fir ft or 

 <€ fecond day ; let them remain upon the pafte- 

 " board ; cover them with five or fix leaves of 

 " blotting-paper, and iron them with a hot 

 <f fmoothing iron, until they are perfectly dry : 

 " if the iron is too hot it will change the co- 

 " lours ; but fome people, taught by long practice, 

 Cf will fucceed very happily. This is quite the 

 " beft method to treat the orchis, and other flimy 

 4< mucilaginous plants. 



" Another method is, to take the plants when. 

 if frefh gathered, and, inftead of putting them 

 ** into the prefs, immediately to faften them down 

 " to the paper, with flrong gum-water ; then dip 

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