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Re: [SG] Hand lens

Hello Bobbi,
        My book on practical botany recommend a hand lens of about 8 to 10 X. The
rest of the tools listed for the practical botanist are: Field Guides &
Identification keys. hand lens, probe, tweezers, small plastic tray,
penlight and X-Acto knife. You will also need a field notebook, pen,
pencils, tape measure, ruler, and camera. For Collecting clippers,
absorbent paper, plant press, tags, wax pencil, trowel, artist's brush and
small envelopes.
        Now all you need is energy to hike, good boots and something to drink
while resting under the tree with the fall leaves.
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: Roberta Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: [SG] Hand lens
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 1:57 PM
>
> Fellow shade gardeners, am considering purchase of a hand lens and would
> appreciate input from those of you who have and use one. What brand? What
> power? Where did you buy yours? How much did you pay? What advice do you
> have?
>
> Others on the list may be interested in this info. I think any gardener
> should have one. You never know what may pop up! Last week I discovered
> five blooming Spiranthes ovalis (Ladies' Tresses Orchid) in my perennial
> garden (shows you what an attentive weeder I am) and would have given
> anything to examine the tiny fls under magnification.
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
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