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Artifacts relating to William Saunders, USDA’s first horticulturist and superintendent of experimental gardens, including the first USDA publication, which he authored; his book starting the National Grange; medals for horticulture that he won; navel oranges which he introduced; and a Union Civil War cap and insignia.
Photo by Stephen Ausmus.
