Show skeleton LO Loe avos 03 mr ir J I 1 fi binson describes in jarard wicks s science gossip ft a simple method of skeleton leaves winch which pre pr lera bleto the vu old and ana tedious method met hod ea caration ration and which lie ile recommends to 0 nil young to his lair fair ft feudi i ho he take up tuu the science of botany more as an intelligent amusement than fur severe study ilett dissolve four ounces of cunin anju ja I 1 wakI wishing ling toda codi it ii a quart of boiling N 1 sater t then ajl two ounces of bilked qui isih f l linic and bull boil for about fifteen minutes allow the solution to ti coul cauli tift ernard pour poll cf jull fiill the clear liquor into a clean when the liquor I 1 lentil at it boiling point 1 lice ali cuir fully in tile pin pan wid loll loil like together for an hour adling iid ilin from frill talo to lu time linio cariou gh water to male make lip 1111 for the loss los by e ap oration the epi 1 rilius and ot some leave mill ill more readily vian A good cooil test I 1 is to aly tho the liau prier ahey rj lie 1 k been gently lolling boiling fur in an hour aud and if tlc alc a trial ter does not ensile easily rub nil off oil betwixt the ingar and thumb lic neath cold boil them legain foia liot t 1 me when ani ln i tile t nc teeby twitter j ii found to bo be softened tub rub klicin but bill cry gently buri cath cold water until the perfect skeleton is exposed tile the at arst are of it a dirty N hito color to make of a puro pure 1 while ditc find therefore more mora beautiful nil all that I 1 ii necessary is to bleach in a weak sulu colu tion lion of chloride of limo lima a largo large teaspoonful spoonful Ua of colondo of lime to ft a quart of water if a few drops of N binegar is added to tile solution 1 it Is is all tile the better belter fur then tile tho free chlorine chlor inu is liberated do not allow them to remain too long lone in the bleaching liquor or if the they lie ie corne come too brittle and cannot afterwards aft erHards bo be handled without injury about 15 minutes mil lutes will be sufficient to niale make white and c alcan call aal aol I 1 ng whito blotting paper beneath it a gentle press pressure re simple leaves ale aie tha ho lest lor for young bogin begin ners nera to experiment upon the vine line poplar beech ari ly ivy leaves wake mako exec excellent ilent skeletons core caro must bo be in tho the seloc tion of lea leave e ns as well as the period of the lite year and lite ilia stain of tile atmosphere N when lien alo specimens are ro collected other otherwise iso failure will le ie the result the lest best to cr the specimens tire are july and august kevar collect specimens lit in damp darna weather and none but perfectly mature leaves ought to bo be selected |