In sending specimens of plants for investigation it is 
desirable to liave the leaveSf flowers, and fruit ; and, In the 
case of bulbous plants, the bulbs, also. When they are 
sent from a distance II, is beat to prepare the specimens 
by drying thorn imdor pressure between folds of absorb- 
ent paper, otherwise the parts shrink and break so as to 
be hardly rooognizahle. "When the dried plants are sent 
they should be protected from breakage Ju the mall by 
being inclosed between i)ieces of stiff pasteboard. Pack- 
ages weighing less than four pounds can be sent by mail 
at the rate of one cent per ounce. Write the name of the 
sender on the outside. lu 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. 
|C. ^i^paxitnmi of ^gxicnlixxv^, 
BOTANICAL DIVISION, 
^ai'Hinqton, G., ISfO. 
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