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and distribution of valuable seeds, bull)s, trees, shrubs, vines, euttinjrs, and plants; 

 for rent of l)uilding, not to exceed two thousand dollars; the eniploynient of local 

 and special agents, clerks, assistants, and other labor required, in the city of Wash- 

 ington and elsewhere; all necessary office fixtures, transportation, jiaper, twine, gum, 

 printing, postal cards, and all necessary material and repairs for putting up and dis- 

 tributing the same, and to be <listributed in localities adapted to their culture, two 

 hundred and seventy thousand dollars, of which amount not more than forty-three 

 thousand dollars shall be expended for labor in the city of Washington, District of 

 Columbia, and not less than oni> hundred and eighty thousand dollars shall be 

 allotteil for C(jngressional distribution. * * * Provided furllier, That twenty 

 thousand dollars of the sum thus ai)propriated, or so much thereof as the Secretary 

 of Agriculture shall direct, may be used to collect, purchase, test, propagate, and 

 distribute rare and valual)le seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants 

 from foreign countries for experiments with reference to their introduction into this 

 country; and the seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and i)lants thus col- 

 lected, purchased, tested, and propagated shall not be included in general distribu- 

 tion, but shall be used for cxi)erimental tests to be carried on with the cooperation 

 of the iigricultural experiment stations, two hundred and seventy thousand dollars, 

 of which sum the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to use ten thousand dollars, 

 or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the erection of a suitable seed warehouse 

 on the De|)artment grounds for receiving, storing, cleaning, and properly preparing 

 the seed handled by the Department. 



REGULATIONS OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING 

 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS. 



Section 372 of the Postal Laws and Regulations of the United States 

 reads as follows: Recrnlations for free transmission of ])unetins and 

 r(>i)()rts [under the act of Congress of March 2, 1887] are prescribed as 

 follows: 



(1) .\ny claimant of the privilege must apply for authority to exorcise it to the 

 Postmaster-(ieneral, stating the datt- of the estal)lishnient of such station, its proper 

 name or designation, its official organization, and the names of its officers; the name 

 of the university, college, school, or institution to which it is attached, if any, the 

 legislation of the State or Territory providing for its establishment, and any other 

 granting it tlie benefits of the provision made l)y Congress as aforesai<l (accompanied 

 by a copy of the act or acts), and whether any other such station in the same State 

 or Territory is considered, or claims to be, also entitled to the jjrivilege; and also the 

 jilace of its location and the name of the post-office where the bulletins and reports 

 will be mailed. The ai)plication nmst l)e signed by tiie officer in charge of the 

 station. 



(2) If such application V>e allowed after examination by the Department, the post- 

 master at the proper othce will lie instructctl to admit such bulletins and reports to 

 the mails in compliance with these regulations, and the officer in charge of the station 

 will be notifie<l thereof. 



(?}) Oidy such bidletins or reports sa* shall have been issued after the station became 

 entitle<l to the benefits of the act can l)e transmitted free, and such bulletins or 

 reports may l)e inclose<l in envelojies or wrapi)ers, sealed or unseale<l. On the extt»- 

 rior of every envelope, wrajiper, or package must be written or printed the name of 

 the station and i)lace of its location, the designation of tin- inclosed bulletin or report, 

 and the word " Free" over the signature, or facsimile thereof, of theofiicer in charge 

 of the station, to l)e affixed by himself or by some one duly deput^nl by him for that 

 purpost". There may al.so be written or printeil upon the envelope or wrapper a 



