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461&#93; who intend I •reyiousl) to procure — I. A si shape ing up tip quantity of fine sifted sand, suffici nt to fill the box : ::.  cond !, '< num- ber ..., ■ pliant papi r, from one to foui inch* s iqo ire ; and, l. Some small flat leaden weights, and a few small, bound bi He then directs the specimen of the plant intended for the bj rbal to be gathered, when dry and in full bloom, with all its parts as perfect as possible, and conveyed home in a tin box, well secluded from the air. The plant is first to be cleared from the soil as well as the decayed leaves, and then laid on the inside of one of die leaves of a sheet of common cap-paper, i I upper leaves and flowers are next to be covered, w, en expand :d, by pieces of the prepared paper, and one or two of the leaden wei his placed on them. The remainder of the plant is now to be treated in a similar manner. The weights ought next to be gently removed, and the other leaf of the sheet of paper folded over the opposite one, so as to contain the loose pieces of paper and plants between them. A book or two is now to be applied to the outside of the paper, till the intended number of plants is thus prepared ; when a box is to be filled with sand to the depth of an inch, one of the plants put in, and covered with sand suf- lieient to prevent the form of the plant from varying. The other plants may then be placed in suc- cession, and likewise covered' with a layer of sand, one inch thick be- tween each 5 after which the whole is to be gently pressed down in a 11 F. H [461 grvati of lira The box h next to be carefully ■ being / a little raised, .ts majr llientj the sides be- •tire, t three limes in the day : or, the whole may be put into an oven In the course of two or three days, the plants will .)■ dry, when the sand •n but, and put into another box : the plants should liki wise be removed to a sheet of writing pa| Thi- method of preserving plants, ."Mr. Vv'hati ly states to be prefer- able to every other, as both the flowers and leaves, if kept loosely in the paper, in a dry room, v >dt being exposed to the air, will retain their beauty for several years. It will, however, be ne- cessary to inspect them once in the course of a year, for the purpose of destroying any small insects, that may accidentally breed among the' plants. Herb-Benxet See Common A vex -. Herb - Christopher. See Christopher, the Herb. Herb-Gerard. SeeGouT-WE? d. HERB-PARIS, or True-love, One-berry, or Four-leavez> True-love, Paris quadrlfoila, L. an indigenous plant, growing in woods and shady places ; and flowering in the month of May or June. The dark, brown berries of this plant, possess a narcotic smell, and are fatal to poultrv. If inadver- tently eaten by children or adults, they occasion vomiting and spasms in the stomach The expressed juice of the berries, however, ij said