Last week at the Herbarium I was browsing through the books and came across this old book that appears to be a textbook from 1855
Here are some pages with diagrams
Now here are the surprises! Some pressed plants circa 1878, perhaps from the Cleveland Ohio area as per the dates and places on the newspaper.
Diane Podolsky 
OMG. This is a real treasure.
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This is just wonderful!
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I would jump up and down having found the ferns that someone pressed and saved!
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I love this! I collect old science books, and also press plants into books as mementos! I wonder how old those pressings are??
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The newspapers they were in said 1878.
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