Plant collecting kit

Description:	Can you guess why this leaf pressing kit is called “Flora”? In Roman mythology, Flora was the goddess of flowers. Since then, some people referred to all flowers as flora and all animals as fauna. The makers of this 1980s kit followed that tradition. People have enjoyed leaf or flower collecting as a hobby or an art for years. Botanists, scientists who study plants, have also used simple tools like these to collect, preserve, and store leaf examples. By examining plants, botanists study changes in the environment.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1665
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Leaves -- Collection and preservation Leaves 1980s Flowers Flowers - collection and preservation

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