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Robert Kemp Philp
808
2337.
Collecting
and
Laying
out
Sea-weeds.
"First
wash
the
sea-weed
in
fresh
water,
then
take
a
plate
or
dish
(the
larger
the
better),
cut
your
paper
to
the
size
required,
place
it
in
the
plate
with
fresh
water,
and
spread
out
the
plant
with
a
good-sized
camel-hair
pencil
in
a
natural
form
(picking
out
with
the
pin
gives
the
sea-weed
an
unnatural
appearance,
and
destroys
the
characteristic
fall
of
the
branches,
which
should
be
carefully
avoided);
then
gently
raise
the
paper
with
the
specimen
out
of
the
water,
placing
it
in
a
slanting
position
for
a
few
moments,
so
as
to
allow
the
super-abundant
water
to
ran
off;
after
which,
place
it
in
the
press.
The
press
is
made
with
either
three
pieces
of
board
or
pasteboard.
Lay
on
the
first
board
two
sheets
of
blotting-paper;
on
that
lay
your
specimens;
place
straight
and
smooth
over
them
a
piece
of
old
muslin,
fine
cambric,
or
linen;
then
some
more
blotting-paper,
and
place
another
board
on
the
top
of
that,
and
continue
in
the
same
way.
"The
blotting-paper
and
the
muslin
should
be
carefully
removed
and
dried
every
day,
and
then
replaced;
at
the
same
time,
those
specimens
that
are
sufficiently
dried
may
be
taken
away.
Nothing
now
remains
but
to
write
on
each
the
name,
date,
and
locality.
You
can
either
gum
the
specimens
in
a
scrap-book,
or
fix
them
in,
as
drawings
are
often
fastened,
by
making
four
slits
in
the
page,
and
inserting
each
corner.
This
is
by
far
the
best
plan,
as
it
admits
of
their
removal,
without
injury
to
the
page,
at
any
future
period,
if
it
be
required
either
to
insert
better
specimens,
or
intermediate
species.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
