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THE collector of plants, whether he is merely pursuing a hobby or whether his object is to acquire specimens for reference which will enable him to get a better knowledge of systematic botany, ought to be acquainted with the best methods of preparing and arranging a herbarium. For information he will find this small book useful. Some of the suggested details are not absolutely necessary, but a little experience will soon show which are essential. In some respects Mr. Guiton tends to what one may call the collector's views, as, for instance, when he recommends gumming the specimens on cardboard; the more usual practice of fixing them by means of gummed slips on drawing paper is cheaper, and allows the specimens to be taken off for examination. The preference of iron grids in place of wooden ventilators, the advantages of cotton mattresses, and other such details which might be suggested are rather matters of individual taste; so long as a collector takes as much care as Mr. Guiton, his herbarium will be a pleasure, not only to himself, but also to kindred botanists.
Hints on Collecting and Preserving Plants.
By S. Guiton. Pp. ii + 55. (London: West, Newman and Co., 1905.) Price 1s.
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Hints on Collecting and Preserving Plants . Nature 71, 317 (1905). https://doi.org/10.1038/071317c0
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