1. Leaf collection 20 samples, due__________________________.

 

     2.  Must collect 5 tree leaves (oak, maple, cottonwood, etc.)

                              5 shrubs (lilac, spirea, etc.)

                              5 grasses, narrow leaves (blue grass, wheat, etc.)

                              5 broad leaf weeds (velvetleaf, dandelion, etc.) 

3. Extra credit, 1 point for each extra leaf collected up to a maximum of 10. 

4. Press your leaf between newspaper and weight down, change paper every  

    1-2 days for the first week, then press 1-2 weeks longer until completely dry. 

5. Mount each leaf on an 8.5 X 11 inch sheet and label on lower right with

                                                   Scientific name

                                                  Common name

                                                    Location collected

                                                    Date collected

                                                    Your name 

  For example if you collected a cottonwood leaf the label should read as follows (note scientific name should be underlined)

                                                                                 Populus deltoides

                                                                                 Cottonwood

                                                                                 Pender, Nebraska

                                                                                 September 23, 2004

                                                                                 Tom Treeman 

NEATNESS COUNTS!!!