. A Manual of botany : being an introduction to the study of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants . Botany. Kg. 967. Fig. 959. may vary according to the wish of the collector. In long excursions "where productive localities are visited, it will be found that a vasculum 20 inches long, by 8 or 9 inches wide, and 5 deep, is not too large; and when it is made of thin tin it is by no means heavy. At one end a good sized thickish handle should be placed, and it is necessary to have wires fixed at each end (a) so as to receive a strap for fastening the vasculum on the shoulde
. A Manual of botany : being an introduction to the study of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants . Botany. Kg. 967. Fig. 959. may vary according to the wish of the collector. In long excursions "where productive localities are visited, it will be found that a vasculum 20 inches long, by 8 or 9 inches wide, and 5 deep, is not too large; and when it is made of thin tin it is by no means heavy. At one end a good sized thickish handle should be placed, and it is necessary to have wires fixed at each end (a) so as to receive a strap for fastening the vasculum on the shoulders. The lid of the vasculum should be large, and is best secured by a wire which slips into a tin sheath, and so constructed as not to be liable to slip out when the box is held by the handle. The specimens should be put into the box in a uniform manner—the flower at one end, and the roots at the other; and care should be taken to have the former (which should be the end where the handle is) always kept on the higher position when carried on the shoulders. For mosses and some Alpine species of plants, a small box may also be carried in the pocket. In col- lecting, minute aquatic plants, as Des- midiese and Diatomacess, it is necessary to have small glass bottles, or test tubes, fitted in a small case. The corks should be num- bered to facilitate notes being taken at the time of the locali- Fig. 967. Form of spade or digger. Kg. 968. Form of Vasculum or botanical box. Kg. 959. Fonn of Keld-book for drying specimens of plants. Fig. 960. Small field-book with thin mahogany boards outside^ which are brought together by leather Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Balfour, John Hutton, 1808-1884. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black
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