In sending specimens of plants for investigation it is 
desirable to have the leaves, flowers, and fruit; and, in the 
case of bulbous plants, the bulbs also. When they are sen 
from a distance it is best to prepare the specimens by dryiu; 
them under pressure between folds of absorbent paper, other 
wise the parts shrink and break so as to be hardly recog¬ 
nizable. When the dried plants are sent they should he 
protected from breakage in the mail by being inclosed 
between pieces of stiff pasteboard. Packages weighing less 
than four pounds can be sent by mail at the rate of one cen 
per ounce. Write the name of the sender on the outside 
In the letter accompanying the specimens state where col 
lected, the date, and any other particulars of the plant 
whether reputed poisonous, pestiferous, medicinal, or useful 
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