30 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL ECONOMIC 



BOTANISTS. 



(A. Howard, CLE., M.A. and Gabrielle L. C. 



Howard, M.A.). 



I. Introduction. 



The Imperial Economic Botanist held charge of the 

 section during the year under review. On February 10th, 

 1915, the Personal Assistant was promoted by the Secretary 

 of State, on the recommendation of the Government of 

 India, to the post of Second Imperial Economic Botanist. 



The work of the staff continues to be satisfactory. The 

 post of Fourth Assistant was filled by the appointment 

 of Chowdhri Ram Dhan Singh, who was confirmed after 

 twelve months' service as a probationer. The good work 

 of the Second Assistant, Maulvi Abdur Rahman Khan, 

 was rewarded during the year by a substantial increase in 

 pay. At Quetta, Overseer Chandu Lall has made satis- 

 factory progress. 



Two advanced students, from Bombay and Bengal 

 respectively, worked for a session in the section. The 

 former then proceeded to England, having obtained a 

 scholarship for three years for plant-breeding work; the 

 latter has been recommended for trial in the Bengal 

 Agricultural Department as a probationer. 



II. Investigations at Pusa. 



Wheat. Pusa 12. In the last report, a detailed account 

 was given of the successful trials by cultivators of Pusa 12 

 in the chief wheat-growing provinces of India and of the 

 initial steps contemplated in the establishment, on a com- 

 mercial scale, of an improved grade of white wheat. 

 During the year under review, considerable progress has 



