New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
HOW TO MAKE a HRRgARrr,
From, Ths o,.e,,,

From The Queen. "a.
The first thing to do Is to collect tbe n,,.S =. 2
should be carefully dug up with G trowsf w. =
preserve the root intact. as. to form 49, ~ e.
aei and frnt Il Necessary r. ss t9 haze the root
599e d9 tSs tSSsed'l1sg 1ssgvois is shown. the .XutSnn
on which bic it s5IaySs sTo%I etr II whsIp parasite
expedition It is good n1sn nsn 20 gong On
hewspaper H. 10 PORTFOLIO and to place the pap ~
pseIWeen tne pages as soon as they are di,.i~ ~
Time tim 4 Il ISs paCed S f. they will keep fresh
1nem tle surest way Is to lay them between, ss,$
many sheets oil plotting or newspaner ,v;sh f<ss49
weight placed on the top Of a Inc Gban; Gpbe; al aa nsa
every two or three days, and take ca,s fx1s fxSfss
the plants quite fiat and with good man mans 49,
crnmDle and bend the thinner ones Tina sia.ts ~.
paper on which to mount the plants must IS rslhs.
stO.t and Of uniform unit Of
taste of the collector. Botansts differ vsrv u,.,
TO the best method of attaching the spocnasss ~
the paper. Some attach them by means q ssl;s. "a
paper secured with pins others gum Of aiss ~:
specimens, Others fasten them with &! rmfsSf
straps of paper, or sew them with ueedIs
6o&etsT Ro@ Thread to the oomS|1a Paper The
methods and to secure plants Of medium sizs q ~
as the b1ttercup. with narrow gummed qis~&of
pGDer ond 9dcE STSody plants such as the OAK WITH
should be tackled to the paper by means of neeuie
ana thread as much the color Of the specimen as po5
slDle Weak M gi% may be used for the large psts
the plants must be again laid nnder heavy ores d
to dry, or thoy will shrivel. The plan fSilsw d
BILE sheet of paper without fastening them shs
paper ut all. When managed In this way ~ ois
more easily examined; but the great disc Iea
of this plan is that both the plants and Il fsues
are very apt to become inserted In the WI, ssts
among specimens of totally different spec
When fastening the plants to the p >
should not all be arranged precisely in the csrrr 4
the page, but should be fastened more at N, Ia
otherwise, when the plants are laid one aboyD tho
higher in the middle than at the sides. With regard
to the names of the plants. they may either be
written on the sheet itself or on printed labels sold
for the purpose. If the. herbarum is to be- a,
aid to the study of botany, and not q
mere ornamental collection of gaily finsed
plants and flowers, it will be found very conyant (
in a little envelope fastened at one corner OF fhe
paper. to avoid touching the rest OF the plant
for the purpose Of examination. These little en-
velopes may be made on the plan as tbose mad
by tradesmen to incose change. or may simply con- b
sist of piece of paper folded so as to form small
fat case similar to those IN which seedsmep ine'ose
labels must contain brief history of thss
plant. thus; its technical and common
names, habitat. by whom collected. where and
when, and the order to which it belongs. After TIA
plants have been fastened down and labelled fhe
next thing IL to poison tlem or the insects viii eoos
find them out. and it Will be observed that t6ey
show their good tas;e by feeding solely on iuicy y
succuent plants, scarcely ever touching the drr :
sticky plants The best poison for this pnrpose con;
Ssts OF one pound each Of corrosive submate ana *
carboc acid to four gallons of mefbvlsfed 4
spirits. The great drawback to the mepsrS-
tlon is its disagreeable smell. The plants ara
simply painted with il after or before fastenipg
down. II IL is done before they require to be pressed
while the poison is dryIng. The best way of prs.
serving the color nf flowers Is TO dry them
either by placing them between sheets Of paper ty.
ing them together firmly and drying them ness a
hot fire; by laying them amongst dry sane, on by
pressing them with warm fiat iron. This Is an 81,
celen, plan, but great care must be taken not te S
have the iron too lOf. the Dlanfs w liz hecona&s
brittle. vanishing is requisite in forming 4 herb
arium: If the plants are properly dried and stuck
down they look better without il. When the plants
have all been duly affixed to their respective shee
and labelled. they ready to be placed IL eoyeys
so as 10 be handy for reference. Ench gem sioold
have separate cover, which should be OF stcutet
per than that on which the plants are Ihnnn @d Z.
The name of the genus should be Ift,. lstAc.fy +.
in the bottom risht-hand corner 99