. Directions for collecting flowering plants and ferns. Plants Collection and preservation; Ferns Collection and preservation. Collecting Flowering Plants and Ferns. 3 pensive one, which will answer all practical purposes, consists of two pieces of heavy binder's board 12 by IT inches. These are held to- gether by a single strap or by two straps, which may be tied or buckled together and passed over the shoulder. The press described in the next paragraph may also be used for field work when not many plants are to be collected. The press.—Experience has shown that the best type of press is that
. Directions for collecting flowering plants and ferns. Plants Collection and preservation; Ferns Collection and preservation. Collecting Flowering Plants and Ferns. 3 pensive one, which will answer all practical purposes, consists of two pieces of heavy binder's board 12 by IT inches. These are held to- gether by a single strap or by two straps, which may be tied or buckled together and passed over the shoulder. The press described in the next paragraph may also be used for field work when not many plants are to be collected. The press.—Experience has shown that the best type of press is that shown in figure 1, which measures 12 by 17 inches. This is made of ash slats, three-quarters of an inch wide and three-sixteenths of an inch thick, securely fastened at the ends and the points of inter- section with short brass nails, known as escutcheon pins, which will not rust. The spaces between the slats allow the escape of moisture. Fig. 1.—Collecting box, pick, and press. and prevent the plants from blackening in drying. Two stout leather trunk straps may be used for strapping the press, additional holes being bored to permit adjustment to any desired capacity of the press. The type of trunk strap made of web or fiber, having a buckle with a flat corrugated tongue, is better than a leather strap, as it can be secured at any point in its length. Driers.—The best driers are those made of very heavy gray blot- ting paper, cut to llj by 16J inches. Felt carpet paper of the same size may be used, but it is less bibulous and proves less satisfactory in drying plants quickly. When plants are collected in quantity, pieces of corrugated strawboard of the same size as the driers will be found of great advantage, as by their use the press is so thoroughly venti- lated that only a single change of driers is required. They should. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearan
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