What is a dummy sheet?
A dummy sheet is a marker in the collection. For example, type specimens are not housed in the general collection, they are keep in a separate Type Room where they are protected from fire and over-handling. There is a dummy sheet in the collection for each specimen in the Type Room, they serve to indicate to anyone using the collection that there is a Type specimen housed in another location that they might be interested in looking at. Dummy sheets are used as markers for Type specimens, specimens in alcohol/spirit, and floral cards.
