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CHAPTER V. 



COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND EXAMINATION. 



" How sweet to muse upon His skill display'd 

 (Infinite skill !) in all that He has made ; 

 To trace in Nature's most minute design 

 The signature and stamp of power divine I" 



"We again repeat, that for the collection and preservation 

 of Lichens no costly or complex apparatus, no profundity 

 of botanical skill, no high degree of manipulative inge- 

 nuity are requisite; though, for the examination of their mi- 

 nute anatomy, especially that of the Reproductive system, it 

 is necessary that the student be familiar with the use of the 

 microscope. It is uncalled-for here to reiterate the advan- 

 tages of studying the Lichens in their living state with a 

 view to a knowledge of the variations of species ; nor is it 

 necessary, after what we have said under the head of habitat 



