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lu. 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 sent 
from a distance it is best to prepare the specimens by drying 
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 be 
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 cent 
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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