Herbarium mounting paper *attention nature-types*

[kyparrish]

Anybody heard of this before? My wife has a project due for her online Biology class that requires her to mount dried leaves onto Herbarium mounting paper. I've googled it and haven't really found any stores that carry it.

I don't think white printer paper is going to cut it for this project!

Thanks.

 

[Grey]

If I remember my plant biology classes right, a herbarium is usually a building where they store plant material. The material is usually stored in glass cases and mounted on heavy paper via pins or glue. I don't think the paper was called herbarium...

*edit*

Looked online, I was off a little bit. The herbarium is usually a stacked assortment with a strap holding the samples together. This site does mention the type of paper used.. don't know if helps.


http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/herb/herb.htm#13

 

[kyparrish]

Thanks for the tip Grey, that site does mention something about "rag" paper and "chemical wood pulp" paper. Time for me to google a little more.