In sending specimens of plants for Investigation It is I 
desirable to liave tbe leaves, flowers, and fruit ; and, in the 
case of bulbous plants, the bulbs, also. When they are 
sent from a distance it Is host to proi»nre the specimens 
by drying them under pressure between folds of absorb- 
ent paper, otherwise th(5 parts shrink and break so ns to 
be hardly recognizable. 'Whoa the dried plants are sent 
they should be protected from breakage in the mail by 
being Inclosed between pieces of stiff pasteboard. Pack- 
ages weighing less than four poutuis can be sent by mall 
at the rate of one cent per ounce. "Wrlto the name of the 
sender on the outside. In the letter a(?companylng the 
specimens slate where collected, the date, and any other 
particulars of the plant, whether reputed poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or useful. 
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