In sending specimens of plants for investigation it is 
desirable to have the lCtavc8,fl(^wors, and fruit; and, in the 
case of bulbous plants, the bulbs, also. Wheu they are 
sent from a distance it is best u* prepare the specimens 
by drying them under pressure heiwoen folds of absorb- 
ent paper, otherwise Ute parts shrink anti break so as to 
be hardly roc(»gnizable. When tlie dried plants are sent 
they should be protected from breakage in the mail by 
being inclosed between pieces or stiff pasteboard. Pack- 
ages weighing less than tour pounds 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 collected, the date, and any other 
particulars of the plant, whether reputed poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or useful. 
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