In sending specimens of plants for investigation it is 
desirable to have tho leaves, n<'>werH, and fruit; and, in the 
case of bulbous plants, the bulbs, also. When they arc 
sent from a distance it. is best to j)re.pare t.ho specimens 
by drying them under pressure botweeu folds of absorb- 
ent paper, otlterwise the parts shrink and break so as to 
be hardly recognizable. When the dried plants are sent 
they should be protected from breakage in the mail by 
being incloaod between pieces of stiff pasteboard. Pack- 
ages weighing less than four pounds can be sent by mall 
at the rate r>f one cent per ounce. Wrlio 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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