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Robert Kemp Philp
809
"Some
of
the
large
algae
will
not
adhere
to
the
paper,
and
consequently
require
gumming.
The
following
method
of
preserving
them
has
been
communicated
by
a
botanical
friend:
'After
well
cleaning
and
pressing,
brush
the
coarser
kinds
of
algae
over
with
spirits
of
turpentine,
in
which
two
or
three
small
lumps
of
gum
mastic
have
been
dissolved,
by
shaking
in
a
warm
place;
two-thirds
of
a
small
phial
is
the
proper
proportion,
and
this
will
make
the
specimens
retain
a
fresh
appearance.'"
Miss
Gifford's
Marine
Botanist.
2338.
To
Preserve
Fungi.
Receipt
of
the
celebrated
botanist,
William
Withering,
by
which
specimens
of
fungi
may
be
beautifully
preserved.
"Take
two
ounces
of
sulphate
of
copper,
or
blue
vitriol,
and
reduce
it
to
powder;
pour
upon
it
a
pint
of
boiling
water;
and
when
cold,
add
half
a
pint
of
spirits
of
wine;
cork
it
well,
and
call
it
'the
pickle.'
To
eight
pints
of
water,
add
one
pint
and
a
half
of
spirits
of
wine,
and
call
it
'the
liquor.'
Be
provided
with
a
number
of
wide-mouthed
bottles
of
different
sizes,
all
well
fitted
with
corks.
The
fungi
should
be
left
on
the
table
as
long
as
possible,
to
allow
the
moisture
to
evaporate;
they
should
then
he
placed
in
the
pickle
for
three
hours,
or
longer,
if
necessary;
then
place
them
in
the
bottles
intended
for
their
reception,
and
fill
with
the
liquor.
They
should
then
be
well
corked
and
sealed,
and
arranged
in
order,
with
their
names
in
front
of
the
bottles."
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