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the five to 1 be dried quickly, but not so close as to get stewed in their own fluid. 
An electric fan may aid evaporation in some methods. If dried quickly, most 
kinds will retain their shape and colour to a considerable extent, though consist- 
ing, as they do, mostly of water, there will be much shrivelling. With rapid 
drying, good preparations may be made even of the deliquescent Caprini, the 
water being lost before the liquefying ferment can act. 
Descriptions, especially colour notes and measurements, should be made of all 
other kinds that may alter in drying, such as the Coral Fungi ( Clavariae ) and 
the gelatinous species ( Tremella , etc.). Though the latter, when dry, may almost 
disappear, when re-moistened they will more or less perfectly reassume their 
original appearance. When quite dry, the specimens are ready to be stowed 
away in botanical specimen boxes. As many in storage may be attacked by 
insects, they should be accompanied by an abundance of flake naphthalene, 
renewed from time to time as it evaporates. Still better, the specimens, 
especially the corky and woody kinds, may be more permanently protected by 
painting with, or sometimes rapidly immersing in, the preservative used at 
Kew for the botanical specimens there. The formula for this, which may be 
applied with a camel’s hair brush, is as follows: — loz. of carbolic acid crystals, 
loz. of corrosive sublimate, and 2 pints of methylated spirits. Shake well before 
using. 
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Figure 4.- — Method of making a Folder for holding dried 
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