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 246 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 26. 1919. §,‘jg?,;;§· c,,,__ ,0, Pmzcnssn Ann msrnmvrrou or varussrn srnns: For ygurchase, €1¤§Er¤¤S¤¤¤;>ldiS¤¤‘ib¤— propagation, testing, and congressional distribution of valua le seeds,. ul s, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttmgs, and plants; all_necessary office fixtures and supplies, fuel, transportation, paper,_twrne,  postal °strr· ·=‘r,.?m·= ·=m*·.;$2s:m*:.2i;s.’.£:?s¤;.z  sists; 0 C1 ave expenses ece _ puttinag up and llistributing the same 5 for repau·s and the employment, Seeds ada M t 1 of loc and special agents, clerks, assistants, and other labor required, cause. P ° °` in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $358,980. the Sec-- retary of Agriculture is hereby directed to expend the_sard sum, as. nearly as practicable m the purchase, testing, and distribution of such valua le seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, the, best he can obtain at public or private sale, and such as shall be suitable for the resplerctive localities to which the same are to be apportioned, and in w ch same are to be distributed as hereinafter stated,. and such seeds so purchased shall include a yariety of vegetable and ,,,_,,,,_,,,,_ ilower seeds suitab efor planting and culture in the various sections of ¤¤¤¤¤¢¤ 1¤r wk- the United States: Provided, That_the Secretary of Agriculture, after °“’"'°u‘°“’°°°' due advertisement and oncomtpetrtive bids, is authorized to award the contract for the supplying o_ prmtedpackets and envelopes  the packetmg, assembling, and mailing of the seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vmes, cuttmgs, and plants, or any part thereof, for a penod of not more disw than five years nor less than one year, if by such action he can bestl b€;.”?°°°! rotect the mterests of the United States.   equal (proportion of Evesixths of all seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vrnes, cuttings, an plants, shall. upon their recrzrrest, after due notification by the Secretary of Agri-· culture, that e allotment to their respective d1§tncts IS ready for distribution, be supplied to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates; in Congress for distribution among their constituents, or mailed by mma W be the departmelrit upotnlthe receipt of rheir   friantlrs, ilri packages me-, 0 suc weig t as e ecretary o Agric ture an e ostmaster $°*°°ll*§g“·T:°·m`PW General may jointly determine: Prcmded, however, That upon each. envelope or wrapper containing packages of seeds the contents thereo shall be p amly indicated, and the Secretary shall not distrib-— ute to an Senator, epresentative, or Deleglate seeds entirely unfit. for the c£.mat:;cgn1% locbality helrepreselrés, f ut silrallaldistmbute the . ui sameso ate emermay avese 0 equ v ue asnearas rei-Esl>li ¤¤i-on may be, and the best adapted to the locality he represents: Brwided aZ.so,_That the seeds allotted to Senators and Representatives for distribution m the districts embraced within the twenty-fifth and D,s,,,,,,,,,,,,, 0, ,,,,_ thirty-fourth parallels of latitude shall be readiy for delivery not later ¤¤11¤<1f¤r¤11¤¤m¤¤¤S- than the 10th day of January: Promded ako, hat any portion of the allotments to Senators, Representatives, and Delegiatcs in Congress remaining uncalled for on e lst day of April shall e distributed by· the Secretary of Agriculture, giving preference to those persons whose names and addresses have been urmshed by Senators and Repre- ,,,,,0,, G, 1,,,,,,,,,%, sentatives in Congress and who have not before dimng the same season ew- been suplplied by the deparrments:  provided also, That the Secretary s all report, as (provided ID this Act, the place, quantity, and price of seeds purchase, and the date of purchase; but nothing m this- _ paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Agriculturep,l°,,_’,’{,’;§}f,’{‘b,‘f,{,§·,§’_P’°' rorn sending seeds to those who apply for the same. And the amount herein appropriated shall not be verted or used for any other pur-. pose but or the purchase, testmg, (propagation, and distribution of valuable seeds, bulbs, mulbeny an other rare and valuable trees,. shrubs, vines, cuttings, and p ants. Total for Bureau 0 Plant Industry, $3,379,638.