In sending specimens of plants for investigation it is 
desirable to liave the leaves, flowers, and fruit ; and, in the 
case of bulbous plants, the bulbs, also. When they are 
sent from a distance It is best to prepare the specimens 
by drying thorn under pressure between folds of absorb- 
ent paper, otherwise the parts shrinlt and break so as to 
be hardly recognizable. When the dried plants arc sent 
they should be protected from breakage in the mail by 
being inclosed between pieces of stiff pasteboard. Pack- 
ages weighing less thjin four pounds can bo sent by mall 
at the rale of one cent per ohuce. Write the name of the 
sender on the outside, in the letter accompanying the 
specirneuB state whore collectedr the date, and ony other 
particulars of the plant, whether reputed poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or useful. 
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