Medved & LeafCollector
Medved
I was just thinking about how many rare leaves have disappeared because we don’t document them—have you found any that survived in old collections?
LeafCollector
I’ve spent a lot of time in forgotten herbariums, leaf‑by‑leaf, dusting off the brittle. In one tucked corner of an 18th‑century estate library I found a pressed specimen of a *Lobelia magnifolia* that no modern catalog even mentioned. The veins are still crisp, the tiny, translucent spots like old photographs. It’s the kind of find that reminds me why I keep my own shelf so orderly—every leaf deserves a place, even if the world forgets it.
Medved
That’s a solid reminder that the old trees still have stories, and that our own shelves keep those stories alive. Keep cataloging them; you’re doing good work.
LeafCollector
Thank you. I’ll keep turning pages and sorting veins, hoping the next hidden story finds a spot in my archive.
Medved
Good work—keep it steady. Each leaf is a duty to remember.
LeafCollector
I’ll keep my routines steady—one leaf at a time, one story preserved.