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Pressing Plants
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Collect and preserve a plant, much like researchers have done for hundreds of years for identification, research, and education.
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| Hints for uses in your library | Botanists from the National Museum Wales find pressing plants to be a popular outreach activity. They recommend using the pressed plants for greeting cards that people can take home with them and give as gifts. Another tip from the pros: when collecting your plant, make sure to document the location, date and time, and name of the person who collected it. That information must be preserved for science! |
| Related Links |
Carl Linneaus's Herbarium Cabinet video
National Museum Wales Botany |
| Originating Source | The Linnean Society of London |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
Linneaus At Home: A Guide to Exploring Nature with Children
Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Cornell Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv |