Herbaria
A Guide for Young People
Distributed for Missouri Botanical Garden Press
34 pages
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80 color plates
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9 3/4 x 11 1/4
- Contents
Table of Contents

Contents
HERBARIA
What Are They?
HISTORY
When Did Herbaria Start?
Famous Collectors
Inspired by Plants
USES OF HERBARIA
What Are Herbaria Used For?
Who Uses a Herbarium?
COLLECTING PLANTS
How Are Plants Collected?
How Are Specimens Sent to the Herbarium?
Where Are Plants Collected?
PRESERVATION
How Are Plants Preserved at the Herbarium?
HERBARIUM BENIFITS
Who Uses a Herbarium?
HERBARIUM LOCATIONS
Where Are Herbaria?
HERBARIUM FACTS
GLOSSARY
What Are They?
HISTORY
When Did Herbaria Start?
Famous Collectors
Inspired by Plants
USES OF HERBARIA
What Are Herbaria Used For?
Who Uses a Herbarium?
COLLECTING PLANTS
How Are Plants Collected?
How Are Specimens Sent to the Herbarium?
Where Are Plants Collected?
PRESERVATION
How Are Plants Preserved at the Herbarium?
HERBARIUM BENIFITS
Who Uses a Herbarium?
HERBARIUM LOCATIONS
Where Are Herbaria?
HERBARIUM FACTS
GLOSSARY
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