Ill st'udiuK speciiiienj* of [ihiotH ftir Inveatlgation U is 
desiralile to liavo tho Irarcs. ilow-crs, «tnl fruit; ami, in the 
case of liiilhous [ilatUs. tin; Inilbs also. Wliun tlu*.v are sent 
from a ilislatiuo it is hast to jivepare the apenmens hy 'ir.rins 
them uikKt firesaiire between folds of ahsorheiit paper, other- 
wise the parts shrink and break so a< to be Imnlly recog- 
nizable. When the dried plants are sent they shniilil he 
protected from breii.ka'»i> in the mail h^- iieiiiB in<doscd 
hetweesi pieces of stiff pasl.[’hi)ar<l. I’ackio'es weighing less 
than four punnrts can he .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 col- 
lected, the date, and any other particulars of the plant, 
whether reputed poisonous, pestiferous, medicinal, or useful. 
DIVISION OF BOTANY, 
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