In sending specimens of plants for Investigation it Is 

 desirable to have the leaves, flowers, and fruit ; and, in the 

 case of bulbous plants, the bulbs, also. When they are 

 sent from a distance it is best to prepare the specimens 

 by drying them under pressure between folds of absorb- 

 ent paper, otherwise the parts shrink and break so as to 

 be hardly recognizable. When the dried plants are sent 

 they should be protected from breakage in the mail by 

 being inclosed between pieces - >f si iff pasteboard. Pack- 

 ages weighing less than four pounds can be sent by mail 

 at the rate of one cent per ounce. Write the name of the 

 sender on the outside. In the letter accompanying the 

 specimens state where collected, the date, and any other 

 particulars of the plant, whether reputed poisr 

 ferous, medicinal, or useful. 



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