. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 5o8 The Conntrv Gciiilci^wiuaii dish half full of fresh water; take one speci- men at a time from the basin and immerse it in this water, then take a piece of writing- paper and slide it under the weed, gradually bringing it up closer and closer to this latter with one hand, while with a camel-hair pencil in the other you float the weed out, and dif- fuse it so as to shew almost every portion of it; now raise the paper gently out of the water, and gradually slant it so as to drain oflf the superabundant moisture \ i
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 5o8 The Conntrv Gciiilci^wiuaii dish half full of fresh water; take one speci- men at a time from the basin and immerse it in this water, then take a piece of writing- paper and slide it under the weed, gradually bringing it up closer and closer to this latter with one hand, while with a camel-hair pencil in the other you float the weed out, and dif- fuse it so as to shew almost every portion of it; now raise the paper gently out of the water, and gradually slant it so as to drain oflf the superabundant moisture \ if any por- tions of the weed do not lie smoothly or gracefully, dip a finger in the water, and let fall a drop or two on the offending portion, and again gendy touch it with the brush; we need not say that with some of the finer and more deKcate specimens, patience is exceed- ingly requisite, as the filaments cling and heap together, and often require the aid of a needle to separate them properly, and repeated dropping of water to float them into an easy and natural position. When this is satisfac- torily achieved, lay the paper on five or six pieces of blotting-paper, stretch a piece of old mull or clear-muslin over the specimen, and then put four or five more pieces of blotting- paper on it, and then a heavy weight or pile of folios; several specimens may be put one on. the specimen in the least degree. In about three days, if the weather is favourable (not damp), the specimen will be perfectly dry and ready for insertion into the book ; it will re- tain its colour for years, and is in a manner incorporated with the paper on which it lies. To those ho^ve^-er, who ma\- not have time or Fig. 3. NitophylUim oscellatum. the other, if from ten to a dozen thicknesses of blotting-paper are laidbetween each. Leave it thus for twenty-four hours, and then very carefully remove the weight and take away the blotting-paper and muslin and dry it or eplace it by fresh, taking care not to di
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