In sendini< specimens of plants for investigation It Is 
desiraPle to have the leaves, flowers, and fruit ; and, In tlie 
case of hullKniH plants, the liulhs, also. When they are 
sent from a distance It Is host in i)rei>'i''*' the specimens 
by drying them under prnwsuro bniweeu folds of absorb- 
ent paper, niherwlse Uie parts sliritik and break so ns to 
be hardly rocogniy-aldo. When the drie<l plani/S are sent 
they should be protected from breakage in iho mail by 
being incUisod botweon pieces of stitT jiasieboard. Pack- 
ages weighing loss than I’onr pounds ca.n be sent by mail 
at the rate of one cent per otince. Write Iho imirie of the 
sender on the ouisldo. in tho letter accompanying tlie 
specimens state where collected, the date, and any other 
particulars of the plant, whether reputed poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or useful. 
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