The best time to collect green leaves is early in the leafing season but not so early.The months of June and July provide the best leaf samples(样品),but you can find great leaf samples throughout the summer.To make a fall color collection,you have to collect the leaves in autumn.
I have seen many beautiful fall color collections.
When you choose leaves for your samples,try to choose leaves of about the same size and shape on the tree.Make sure you collect the entire(完整的) leaves.
Remember,some leaves have only one blade(叶片) or leaflet(小叶).Some leaves have a few or many leaflets.You must know these two kinds of leaves.Good leaf collections contain the entire leaves.
You should dry the collected leaves carefully before putting them in a leaf press(压).When you collect leaves in the field,you can put them between the pages of book to protect them.And then,press them as soon as possible before you take them from this book.Finally,you should write down each leaf's name and put them in a leaf press.