In HOiullnK s[)Oclme-u» of plants for liivosligatlon 11 Is 
desirable to linvo the leaves, n<iwora, and fruit ; and, in the 
case of bulbous plants, the bulbs, also. When they are 
sent from a distanoo it Is host to proparn the specimens 
by drying them under pressure lioiweeii folds of absorb- 
ent paj>or, otherwise Uio parts shriuK and break so as to 
be hardly recognizable. When the <lried plants are sent 
they should bo protected from breakage in the mail by 
being inclosed between pieces of stiff pasteboard. Pack- 
ages weighing less than four pounds can be sent by mall 
at the rate of one cent per ounce. Write the name of the 
sender on the outside. In the letter accompanying the 
specimens state whore collected, the dale, and any other 
particulars of the plant, whether reputed poisonous, pesti- 
ferous, medicinal, or useful. 
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