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Name. From whence introduced. Eesult of Cultivatipn. (c.) Sundey Dei Q-TIELDINQ- PLANTS — continued. Conium maculatum (hemlock) Menthapiperita (peppermint) Two of the best varieties, cultivated for distilling purposes at Mitcham, have been specially imported, and promise well for the future. All that can be grown will find a ready market. "Wheat. Purple straw Victoria (d.) Ceeeais. All the Australian Tuscans were grown for three years, and the two samples mentioned below were selected as the best. All gave very fair results, quality and yield. >> White Tuscan South Australia. Sydney Agricultural Exhibition U.S.A. and Victoria Adelaide Society's Purple straw These wheats are still grown on the farm, as the best of the Tuscans tried. About 25 acres sown 1882. These wheats were imported into Victoria from U.S.A., and grown there under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture. The samples tried here were the produce of Victoria. Samples are still on hand, and are better than any American wheat tried since, but are not thought to be equal to the Tuscan for New Zealand. A collection of American wheats. Many of these were rejected after trial as unsuitable, others were grown a second year, and a few a third year. As more promising-looking wheats became available for trial, these dropped out of cultivation, as none of them seemed better than New Zealand and other wheats on the farm. Fultz, Jennings, Talavera spring, Tappahannock, Clowson Prolific, Colorado, rustproof, Diehle, Mediterranean, Manitoba, Chidham, frost wheat, club wheat, Michigan wick, Lammas, Russia red, amber, Muskegon, Russian golden straw, white Rogers, Herts white, silver chaff (spring), Oran early, Fife, red May, white May, little early May Fine hard wheat Hard wheat Wheat U.S.A. Russia These wheats belong to the class of " hard" wheats. They proved to be bearded -wheats, the berry being long, thin, and translucent, but here never filling properly during the three years they were under trial. j: )) jj !J Oats. Tartarian (white) Victoria Light and inferior. jj )> jj jj >> Adelaide Society's hullless White Yellow Surprise 5) Not thought to be valuable. Halifax, N.S. ... Canada U.S.A. Good sample, but not better than growing on the farm. Light and inferior. Small oat; apparently not calculated to stand wind. White Dutch Yellow White Hull-less Black 5> ,, ... Canada Nova Scotia Charlotte - town, Nova Scotia Russia Failure. See above. Fair oat. See above. Good useful samples. Nothing particular. Light; of no value. 5) ... Dua Cape ,, ... Cape Colony ... Dun oat much used in Mauritius. Very inferior in quality ; poor yielder ; of no value. Babley. Victoria English Seed good sample; produce inferior. Cape English Chevalier Four-rowed Michigan ... >> Very inferior yield. Grown two years. Soil of farm not well adapted to growing barley of good quality ; produce not equal to seed. TJ.B-A. ... ?; 5> » ))