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 102 FORTY-NIN TH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 575. 1886. Experim e n t al EXPERIMENTAL GARDENS AND GROUNDS. g a rd e n s a n d gr§g;°,2:{,m,,,d,,,,t, For compensation of superintendent of gardens and grounds, two labor; material, thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; for labor in experimental gar- ¢¢¤- den and grounds, ten thousand dollars, for the purchase and repair of ‘ tools, wagons, carts, harness, maichinery, horseshoei]ng,fand necelssary material one thousand dollars; or purchase of see s 0 new an rare kinds, of plants and cuttings for propagation and distribution, includipg eftpense fo)r mateaial and puttingkup slams,] threeutlhiopsgpdcgollpgg; or g ass um er, an car en er wor, an 0 er ma , glazing, and painting greelii-hou es, two thousand five hundred dollars; for cleaning and necessary material for painting the iron tence on B street, two hundred dollars; for repairing, stonin g, and graveling drives and wtalks, two thousand live htuudred clollgs; for co1:oreting€ordpaf*ingart o carria e-yar in rear 0 main ui ing, two thousand dollars; ih all, twentyghree thousand iour hundred and fifty dollars. Foreign medici- For the purchase, cultivation, propagation, and distribution of for- Museum. MUSEUM. Curator, assist- For compensation of curator of museum, one thousand four hundred •¤t.¤w· dollars; one assistant, one thousand dollars; one night watchman for - museum building, who shall also act as night watchman for seed building, seven hundred and twenty dollars; collecting and modeling specimens of fruits and vegetables, and collecting and preparing specimens , for the museum and herbarium, one thousand dollars; in all, four · thousand one hundred and twenty dollars. Seed Division. I SEED DIVISION. _ Chief et_ Davis- For compensation of chief of seed division, one thousand eight hun-
 * 1 Pl¤¤'¤¤- eign medicinal plants, two thousand dollars.
 * 3- °:;*P°¤¤*°¤d· dred dollars; one superintendent of seed·room, one thousand six hundred

’dollars; four clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, at eight hundred and forty dollars; for the purchase and propagation, and distribution, as required by law, of seeds, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, pim-;b¤t;,,,,_ and plants, and expenses of putting up the same, to be distributed in localities adapted to the culture, one hundred thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and eight thousand two hundred and forty dollars. An equal proportion of two-thirds of all plants, seeds, trees, cuttings, vines, and shrubs shall, upon their request, be supplied to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, for distribution among their constituents, or shall, by their direction, be sent to their constituents; and the persons receiving such seeds shall inform the Department of Preview. the results of the experiments therewith: Provided, That all seeds, D_ t b H I plants, and cuttings herem_ allotted to Senators, Representatives, and uu; :2: 31m;- Delegates in Congress, for distribution, remaining uncalled for at the ond ed fog ·# of the iiscal year, shall bedistnbuted by the C0mmissionerofAgriculture: Report Aad provided also, That the Commissioner shall repplrt, as provided in this act, the place, quantity, and price of seeds pure ased, from whom purchased, and the date of purchase. But nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Commissioner of Agriculture trom sending tlower, garden, and other seeds to those who apply for the same. And the amount herein appropriated shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose but for the purchase, propagation, and distribution _ of improved and valuable seeds, plants, cuttings, and vines: Butpro- ,),,,,,,;,,,,,0,, ,0 sided, however, That the Commissioner shall not distribute to any sen- gdrlaggtclnmte and locality he represents, but shall distribute the same so that each y- $103);;:5 gg?-hggma spade] of equal vague, as near as maybe, and the but e represen.
 * ,. m..;., wig, t,. acer, Representative, or Delegate seeds entirely unilt for the climate