In sending specimens of plants for investigation it is 
desirable to have the leaves, flowers, and fruit ; and, in the 
case of hulhous plants, the bulbs, also. When they are- 
sent from a dlsmn<!0 It Is best to prepare tlie specimens 
by drying thorn under pvesstire between folds of absorb- 
ent paper, oilierwlsG iho pans shrink, a-nd break so as to 
be bardly rocognlzablo. When the ilried plants are sent 
they should bo protected from breakage in the mail by 
being inclosed between i)ieces of stiff pasteboard. Pack- 
ages weighing loss than four pounds can be sent by moil 
at the rate of one cent per ounce. Write the name of the 
sender on Ihe outside. In the letter accompanying the 
specimens state where collcotod, tlie date, and any other 
particulars of the plant, whether reputed poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or useful. 
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