.22 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 with the exception of one month 

 (November 10th — December 9th, 1915), when privilege leave 

 was taken in India. The Second Assistant was in charge 

 of current duties at Pusa during this period and the Third 

 Assistant was placed in similar charge at Quetta. Both 

 of these assistants acted up to the level of their responsi- 

 bilities. 



The work of the staff during the year was quite satis- 

 factory. Babu Kashi Ram was appointed to the post of 

 Fourth Assistant on transfer from the Saharanpur Botan- 

 ical Gardens and has made a good beginning in his work. 

 This opportunity is taken of acknowledging the valuable 

 assistance given by Mr. Hartless, the Superintendent of the 

 Saharanpur Gardens, in training men for work in the 

 Botanical Section at Pusa and also at the Fruit Experiment 

 Station at Quetta. Babu Chandu Lall has improved in his 

 work at Quetta and has been confirmed and promoted by the 

 Baluchistan Administration. 



One student from Burma, worked in the section during 

 the cold weather. 



Mr. Jatindra Nath Sen, officiating Imperial Agricul- 

 tural Chemist, has carried out a good many analyses for 

 the section which have proved of considerable use in our 

 investigations. 



II. Investigations at Pusa. 



Wheat. 



Pusa 12. While a beginning has been made in several 

 Provinces in distributing this wheat to cultivators, these 

 -efforts are of minor importance compared with the schemes 



