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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 dryinjr them under pressure between folds of absorb- 
ent paper, otherwise the parts shrink and brt'ak so as to 
be hardly recosnizable. When the dried plants are sent 
they should b© protected from broakago In the mail by 
being inclosed betw'eea pieces of stiff jMisteboard. Pack- 
ageS'Weighing leas thati four pounds can be sent by mail 
at the rate of one cent per outice. Write the name of the 
sender on the outside. In the letter accompanying the 
specimens stale where collected, the date, and any other 
t)aniculars of the plant, whether reputed poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or useful. 
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