B. I'. [.—59. 



S. P. I. D.— 36. 



IV 



CONGRESSIONAL SEED AND PLANT DISTRIBUTION 

 CIRCULARS, L902-1903." 



[Circular sent t.. Senators, Members, and Delegates in Congress 





PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND ALLOTMENTS OF CONGRESSIONAL 



SEEDS AND PLANTS. 1902 1903. 



Some changes in the plan of conducting the Congressional distribu- 

 tion <>f seeds, plants, bulbs, etc. during the fiscal year 1902-1903 have 

 been approved by the Honorable Secretary of Agriculture, and in 

 order to aid you in preparing addressed franks your attention is 

 respectfully called to the changes set forth below. 



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Fig. 4.— Map showing tin- district* into which the United States has been divided for seed 



distribution purposes. 



Division of the country.— With, a view of handling the seed to bet- 

 ter advantage the country has been divided into six districts, and 

 varieties of seeds and plants particularly adapted to each district will 



"This publication consists of a number of circulars prepared by different members 

 of the scientific force of the Bureau of Plant Industry and one prepared by the Chief 

 of the Bureau of Soils. These circulars were originally printed to accompany the 

 seeds sent out through the Congressional distribution and consist of descriptions of 

 varieties and directions for their culture. Many of these contain matter that should 

 form part of the permanent records of the Department, and they have therefore been 

 collected for publication in this form.— A. J. Pieters, Botanist in Charge of Seed and 

 Plant Introduction and Distribution, Washington, D. C, May IS, 1903. 



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