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73 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 147. 1892. mpm to Congress. hereby required to make a separate report to Congress as to where and when the samples of food, liquors, and drugs were purchased, when and where analyzed and the result of such analysis, together with the name of the manufacturer and the brand or label on the package or article. Fiberinvesugwvn- FIBER. INVESTIGATION: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the investigations relating to textile fibers indigenous in or adapted to the United States, including their economic growth, cleansing, and decorticating preparatory to manufacture; the testing machines and processes for said cleansing and decorticating; for the purchase of material for said tests; for the purchase of fiber plants and seeds for distribution, propagation, and experiment; and for the labor and expenses incident thereto, and for traveling expenses in connection with said duties, five thousand doHars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. mvisiosorromsnry- Rnroncr on Fonnsrnr, Division or Formsrnxz To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to experiment and continue an investigation and 1;,,,,,,,,-_ report upon the subject of forestry, and for traveling and other necessary expenses in the investigation, and the collection and distribution of valuable economic forest-tree seeds and plants, twelve thousand dollars. _Divisi¤¤¤fi1i¤¤f¤‘¤· ILLUSTRATIONS AND ENGBAVINGS, DIVISION OF ILLUSTRATIONS: “°“* Tools, instruments, paper, ink, pencils, paints and other necessary materials, printing proofs, two thousand dollars. Division ofscws. PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION or VALUABLE Smans, Division or- Dismmuusu. SEEDS: Purchase, propagation, and distribution, as required by law, of valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, and expense of labor, transportation, paper, twine, gum, printing, postal cards, and all necessary material and repairs for putting up and distributing the same, and to be distributed in localities adapted to their Allotment. culture, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. An equal proportion of two-thirds of all seeds, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings and plants shall, upon their request, be supplied to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress for distribution among their constituents; and the person receiving such seeds shall be requested to inform the Prennw- Department of results of the experiments therewith: Provided, That all seeds, plants and cuttings herein allotted to Senators, Representa- Seeds missusd m. tives, and Delegates to Congress for distribution, remaining uncalled for at the end of the fiscal year shall be distributed by the Secretary of nspsa as m pm- Agriculture: And provided also, That the Secretary shall report as

 °“· provided in this act, the place, quantity, and price of seeds purchased,

and the date of purchase, but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from sending flower, garden, and other seeds to those who apply for the same. And the xsi to be an-smc. 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, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants: nisraimesn is be 1’roz·ided however, That the Secretary shall not distribute to any Sen- “*l*‘P‘**·“’*°°“*’°>‘· ator, Representative, or Delegate seeds entirely unfit for the climate and locality he represents, but shall distribute the same so that each member may have seeds of equal value, as near as may be, and the best adapted to the locality he represents. 1>n¤¤¤g,m. Printing, seed packets, labels, postal cards, circulars, and so forth, labor, paper, ink, type and other necessary material for printing and for repairing printing presses, five thousand four hundred dollars. _ nssmsm ssa mm- Docmrmzr AND Fornnvc Room: Paper, gum, twine, and other necing ’°"‘”· essary materials, two thousand dollars. dEExapgime:nt¤51S gv- Ex1>E1zmIENTAL GARDEN AND GROUNDS: Labor in experimental gmgarden and grounds, the care of conservatories, plant and fruit propagating and seed testing houses, for building and repair of greenhouses, and the keep of the reservation, lawns, trees, roadways, and walks, eighteen thousand five hundred dollars. Blacksmithing, the purchase of tools, wagons, carts, harness, horses, lawn mowers, heating apparatus, and machinery, and the necessary labor and material for repairing