size ; place weights on top ; and dry on register, in the sun, or put 
away in a warm room. I often press in large blotters weighted 
with heavy books, or a suitcase will do. Where a fruit pod is 
lumpy or leaves or stem uneven, put cotton on the lower parts to 
make a smooth surface, that all may have an even pressure. To 
have a permanent color the flower must dry quickly, so after 
twenty-four hours, change the blotters if they are damp, and this 
is important. Most plants will be ready to mount in three or 
four days. 
Having put our ten specimens away to dry, we still have three 
more of each variety in water. Take the dissecting needles, a 
fresh plant, magnifying glass and Botany and find their names. 
If we are experts we recognize certain characteristics which give 
the clue to the family, but if we are M^ould-be botanists, it is 
better to take a simple illustrated book, such as Schuyler 
Matthews, Mrs. Dana's, etc., and by remembering where the 
plants grew and their color, looking at the illustrations, we can- 
not fail to name most flowers, and with experience the Compositae 
will not daunt us. Having found the ten flowers write on the 
typewriter small card labels after this model. 
Wood Anemone, Wind Flower. 
Anemone quinquefolia. 
Crowfoot Family. 
April-June (Peach Lake, May 15, '21). 
One of course may add anything of personal interest. This 
label is pasted on lower right band corner of the finished mounted 
specimen. We now have one or more fresh specimens of each 
plant left in water. These are to be copied in color, so that after 
the specimen is dry an.yone can still identify it. For instance, 
painting in the small flower of an Aster, with a base leaf and 
smaller piece of stem and upper leaf takes little time, but is a 
great help towards easy recognition. This we paste on the finished 
mounted specimen card. In three or four days the specimens 
are ready to mount. We take them out of their presses and 
spread a table with newspapers. Some use a pane of glass spread 
with glue on which they place their specimens, but I have a 
different method. I placed my dried specimen face downward 
on a clean newspaper and go over each part with a camelshair 
brush wet with a mixture of glue and vinegar. Then with the 
fingers and pincers I arrange the plant on my paper mount, and 
press with a damp cloth, removing all surplus glue from top and 
edges. After each is mounted I take a fresh newspaper for the 
next. Each mounted specimen must now go under a slight 
pressure again, as dampness from the glue makes the paper curl. 
A good way is to put each on a flat table, placing over it a sheet 
of oiled paper with books on top. All will be dry and flat in half 
an hour. White linen adhesive tape will help keep the plant in 
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