In scniliuff sj)fclmpuj< of plantsi for investigation it is 
desirai)U‘. to liavo llii‘ Ivavo", tlmvors. anil fruit; mid. in the 
case <it tmlboii*. jilatits, the htilhs also M'hc'ii tliey tii'o sent 
from a distaime it is hchl l,o iireparc (fic specimrns iiy drying 
them under pressure between folds ofahsorhent |in]ier, ntlier- 
wise the purls nbrliik and tireak .so as to be liardly recog- 
iiizalile. WJien the dried plants are sent they slionld he 
protei'.tcd troin hreaVage In the mail liy being inefosod 
between ideeea of stiff pa-stebourd. Packages wnlgbing less 
than four pounds ran he sent by mail at the rate of one cent 
per ounce. W'rile the name of the sender on the outside. 
In the letter accompanying the specinicns state where col- 
lected, the date, and any ocher particulars of tin- plant, 
whether reputed poisonou.s, pesfiferuus, medicinal, or useful. 
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