756 Agricultural Gazette of y.S.W. [5'^/)^. 2, 190S. 



<Jrapi's from (Jalifoinia aic iiiaiki;tc<l in Nfu ^'<>i-U, C'hicatio, aii<l llDston, and ihe 

 quantities are on the im-iease. The \ahie of table-giapes niarkeLeil in tlii' cities of the 

 Kasteni States of America was calculated at two and onelialf million dollars in 1!M>6. 



'I'Ik' principal varieties grown and tlieir respective pro])ortions are : — 



Flame 'I'okay... ... GO per cent. 



Malaga *..... 20 „ 



Muscat of Alexandria ) ^ 

 Emperor ... ... | • 



Kerrara ... ... ; 20 ,, 



Oorni(dion ... ... \ 



Black Morocco .. | 



Sultanina ... ... J 



We liave all the ahoxc \arieties at th<' Niticultuiaj. Station, Howlong : the variety 

 Feriara is the Black Fcrrar of our collection. The Flame 'i'okaj- grafts well on Rupestris 

 du Lot in Califoinia ; at Howlong we grafted it on Rupestris Martin, on wiiich it does 

 well. A table-gra])c grow er at Corowa was so j)leased with tlie sam|)les of Flame 'I'okay 

 which he had the opjjortunity of tasting at the Viticultural Station, tiiat the fullowini; 

 season (the season IfloT) lie rook jjiactically all the cuttings of Flame Tokay available fur 

 use as scions to graft <ni I'hylloxei'a-resistant stocks. 



Monsieur Marcs believes that Flame Tokay is synonymous with Amar bou Amai-, 

 which in Arabic means " red father of the reds'; it oi'iginally came from Algeria. It was 

 imported into California in 1857. 



When in Need of I^abour for Farm or Station, 



Apply to — The Director, Intelligence Dep.\I! r\ii:Ni', 

 Challis House, Martin Place, Sydney. 



Experienced farm labourers, strong useful lads, and married couples used to 

 counti'v life arc arriving in New South Wales every week as assisted immi- 

 grants. Tlie Inteliigenre J)epartment sends them promptly to agriculturists 

 and pastoralists who have appli(>d for their services. 



When on a visit to Sydney, farmers should make a point of caihng 

 at the Jntelligence Department (o|)posite the General Post Ortice). Full 

 particulars may l)e ol)tained, either hy letter or personal call, as to how to 

 bring out a i-elative or friend from tlie United Kingdom for £t) or £8. The 

 Government Tourist Bureau, in the sanu^ huilding, e.\])lains, fii'e of all charge, 

 how to make the most of a slioit holiday. 



A Simple Test to Distinguish Pure Wool Goods erom 



A Cotton-Wool Mixti^re. 



\\'El(iU a sample of the mi.ved fabi-ic, then hoil \w twenty miniites in a Id per 

 cent, solution of caustic potash oi' soda. This treatment remo\cstlie wool and 

 a small percentage, possibly o pei- cent., of the cotton. Itinse, dry and weigh 

 the i-esidue, add 5 per cent., and the result is the weight of tlie cotton in the 

 original sample. It is well to enclose the sample in a small sack of cheese- 

 cloth while boiling it in order to prevent loss of the cotton. D<il(jetij'x Wool 

 Review. 



