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DZP.^T.TI'liaJT OF AGRICULTuPE 



iJiViSioi: or "BCT.Air/ 



In the organic la,w creating the Departiieiit oi" Agriculture, enacted 

 in 1852, pro'/ision was cuiide for scieutiric officers cf three classes, 

 namely, cheraists, entoiioiogistij, and boconLSts. It »vas net, however, 

 until March 1839 that a Iii^;inlcn zs! £otar..y was organized. The division 

 made experiments ;vith poisono'ac and iiir.iicdr.al plaiits ana on the treat- 

 ment of weeds, tes"ed seeds v;ith a view to their inoreasei purity and 

 commercial value, and in%*eotii/ated other questions of economic botany, 

 and published the results cf tht^se investigations, Er. C. C. Parry 

 was botanist from 185'; to 1871. His prir.cipal achie\'ement v/as the fom:- 

 ation of a National IIerbai'i\3m, This Eerbari-om was maintained hy tlie 

 division until July 1, 1855, vihen the work was transferred to the Smith- 

 sonian Institutionc Dr. C-ecrg-j '''i.sey v/as chief of the divisicn from 

 1872 to 1893, Frederick ". Co^'illo from ]83.3 io July 1, 1301 when the 

 division v;a3 merged into the oureau of piaiit industry. (From Yearbook, 



1897, p. SO; and D IV. cf P^jlj. , Bui, 



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) 



AIJ'JUAL_K]?OET 

 18G9-19b0T'~ 



1659. 

 1870. 

 1371, 

 1872. 

 1873. 

 1874. 

 18^5. 

 1875. 

 3.877. 

 1878. 



1879, 

 1880. 

 1861^82. 

 1883. 

 1884. 

 1885. 

 1886. 

 1887. 

 1888. 

 1839.. 

 13S0. 

 1891. 

 1892. 

 1393. 

 1894. 

 1395. 

 1395. 



In jinnual report, Ccmmissioner cf agriculture, 1669, p. 91-97. 

 In Annual report, Co-xiissioner cf agric-oltui'e, 1870, p.lCB-113. 

 None printed. 



In Annual report, Comr.is:ioner of agric-ilture, 1872, p. 159-179. 

 ITone printed. 



In /annual reporx,, Co-jmis^ioner of agriculture, 1674, p. 156- 150, 

 ivione printed. 



In Aniraal report, Commissioner cf agricult-are, 1875, p, 73-74. 

 None printed- 



In Arj"x-uai report, Ccixiic-sioner of agri cult-ore, 1878, p.15'^-134. 

 (Hot designated sxv.-.uc.l report, but a "'Heport of the Botanist 

 cs:id Chemist on grasses and forage plants," by George Vasey 

 and Peter Collier.). 

 In Ann-'ial report. Commissioner cf c^gricuxcui-e, 1879, p. 349-359. 



Coi-mis?ioner cf agricvJ.ture, 1380, _t.. 575-386. 



ComLiisoioner of agriculture, 1581-82, p. 231-250. 



Cociz^iesicner of agric-uiture, 1803, p. 83-58. 



Comuissio-.^er of agriculture, 1884, p. 125-136. 



Corx-iiissioner cf agricijlture, 1885, p. 63-88. 



Commissioner of agricultiu'e , 1885, p. 59-95. 



Ccmmissioner of agricvJcure, 1SS7, p. 301-321. 



GomLiisoioner of agriculture, 1008, p. 505-324. 



Sccrciar:/ of agri cJ. ture , 1883, p. 377-335. 



Georetary of agriculture, 1890, p. 375-391. 



Se-.retary cf agriculture, 1891, p. 341-358. 



Secretary cf agriculture, 1892, p. 201-214. 



Seoreoary of agriculture, 1893, p. 255-244. 



Secretary of agricfilture, 1894, p. 161-166. 



Secretary of agriculture, 1895, p= 159-164. 



Secretary tf agriculture, 1395, o. 95-102. 



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