Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954 · New York, R. M. McBride & co. · leaf 77
ints and platinum paper, if possible.Glossy prints often reflect the light so that the pic-ture becomes confused and gold or silver paperswill often fade quite rapidly, especially when ex-posed to the action of chemicals and insecticideswhich are always in evidence in collections ofplants, insects,… … Fig. 3. Plants which have peculiar seeding habits should be prepared to show such habits. 54 VEGETABLE SPECIMENS 55 specimens in glass-covered boxes. The well knownRiker mounts are the best for this purpose and arevery cheap, but any boy can make mounts whichwill serve just as well. The mounts are…
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