In sending specimens of plants for investigation it is 
desirable to liave the leaves, flowers, and trnit ; and, in the 
case of bulbous plants, the bulbs, also. When they are 
sent from a distance it is best to prepare the specimens 
hy drying them under pressure between folds of absorb- 
ent paper, otherwise the parts shrlnli and break so as to 
be hardly recognizable. When the dried plants are sent 
they sliould be protected from breakage in the mail by 
being Inclosed between pieces of stiff pa.stoboard. Pack- 
ages weighing less than four pounds can be sent by mail 
at the rate of <»ne cent per ounce. Write the name of the 
sender on the outside. In the letter accompanying the 
specitnens state where collected, the daU', and any other 
parti(njlarsof ilm plant, wiiether reputed poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or useful. 
United States 
Stpuxtmmt 0t 
DIVISION OF BOTANY, 
WaHhington, 1). C., 
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