390 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. JV. \IIay 2, 1908. 



for "short-lived ' ami " loii^-lived "' t'oniis, lookiiij^- in j^vncral to a 

 pasture to last fi'om iivu tu ten years, and allowing- for wealc gonninatin^' 

 capacity. 



lihodcs is such a strung Itidky grass when well grown that there would 

 seem little necessity to sow heavily: more particularly so, seeing its 

 capacity for '" running"' and I'nnting at the no(U's (joints). 



The main difficulty in using a small i|iiantity woidd lie in the cohesive 

 property tliat pertains to the ludls samples K.\periments might he tried 

 in tlic matter of mixing it with shai-|i di-y sand, oi' some old small seed, 

 such as white clover or couch. Seeds used f(U' siieli a<lnn.\tui'e shcudd, 

 however, have the germ kille<] hy liaking or otherwisi', and should lie 

 thoroughly and caret'idly mi.\e(l with ihi.' Itliodes hd'oi-c sowing. 



Ten 11). of this simmI ]h'1' acre would ]ii'ovide ninciv plants pel' S(piare 

 foot. Half the (piantity would do, provided a fairly i;ven d ist i'il)ul imi 

 cotdd be obtained. This should be ample, in the long I'un, probalily (udy 

 lialf a dozen would live on that area, those getting the Ijcst start pi'oviding 

 all the successful plants; those coming on later would be smothered out 

 by the earlier ones overshadow ini;' them. Still it is necessai'y to put in 

 much iiKU'e seed than is actualh- waided. 



Summary. 



There are no records to which we can refer in order to jmlge this seed. 

 It can be taken as an average sample, and we may take it that the main 

 difficulty in ])lanting would be in relation to its even distribution. If this 

 difficidty can be overcome, .5 lb. per aci-e of seed showing vitality anywliero 

 near this sample would be sufficient. It would be well worth while having 

 a seed-bed, and transplanting: l)ut the lal)our of planting an aci'e would 

 be considerable, whilst for large areas would be almost tuit of the ipiestion. 



Tagosaste or Tree Lucerne {Cytisus proliferus). 



J. H. MAIDEN. 



I DHKW the attention of Dr. George V. Perez, of Teneriffe, a prondnent 

 inti-oilucer of this fodder-plant, to the fact that Xew South Wales grazinii" 

 aidmals were n<it very pai'tial to it. 1 sent him some reports — amongst 

 others that contained in the 'rcizette, vol. X, ]>. ."'S. 



He recommends that the merits of this plant be still further pushed, and 

 insists that farmers will realise its value if iicr.severed with. He adds : 

 " Exj)ei'inient al jdots, say 10 yards sipiare, should be made. .Mixed with 

 chaff-straw it makes excellent food: but the fai'iuers have to l)e slujwn, 

 otherwise it will never be taken u]). " 



When recently in Tasmania I noticed that it was used in more than one 

 garden for a liedge-plant, ami it looked very fresh and bright. It stands 

 the shears well. 



