In sendinii specimous ol plants fnr investigation 11 ia 
desirable to have the leaves, flowers, ami fruit ; and, in Mie 
case of iDulhoua plants, the bulbs, also. When tboy 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 recognl7:able. When the dried plants are sent 
they should he protected l‘rf>m breakage in tlie mail by 
being inclosed between jdeces of stiff pasteboard. Pack- 
ages weighing loss than foiir pounds can be sent by mail 
at the rate of one cent per uiuice. Write the name of the 
sender on the outside. In the letmi* uciiomijanylng tlje 
speijlrnenHstal*^ where (jollected, the date. atid any niher 
particulars of the plant. whelhern*iMilPd poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or usofiil. 
United States 
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DIVISION OF BOTANY, 
Washington, 1). C., 
1886 
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