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Prof. Waldron, Agricultural College, North Dakota. 



Mysore Government Botanical Garden, Bangalore, India. 



H. L. de Vilmorin, Paris. France. 



K. Mclver, Roselea Fai'm, Virden, Man. 



A. H. Craven, Duck's Station, B.C. 



Herbariunni specimens and valuable assistance in the identification of species 

 have been received from Dr. George Vasey, United States Botanist, Washington ; 

 Prof. J. Lamson-Scribner, Director Agricultural Experimental Station, Knoxvillo, 

 Tenn. 



Last spring 2,519 packets of grass seeds, made up into 135 collections, were 

 distributed for testing in the different parts of the Dominion. The varieties sent 

 included the best European and native agricultural grasses. Yery few reports have 

 been received up to the present ; but it is probable that, owing to the fact that it was 

 rather late in the season when the seed was sent out, many of the varieties which 

 did not germinate last season will come up this spring, and others which made 

 some growth will do far better during the coming season. 



Some of the statements made in my report for 1890 I find from the results 

 obtained last season req^uire modification or some further notes. 



NATivii Grasses. 



Fie. 11. 



Fig. 12. 



Bromus Pumpellianus, ScrW:. (Waaiera Brome Grass), Fig. 11. This is a good 

 grass, very much resembling Austrian Brome Grass (B. inermis). On 1st May it was 

 1 foot high and of good appearance ; speared 30th May; flowered 15th June; seed 

 ripe, and 3 feet high, 16th July; much earlier than last year. 



Deyeuxia Langsdorffii, Kunth. (Northern Blue-Joint). The second year of the 

 plot. The whole bed divided and filled up 2l8t May; speared 30th May; flowered 

 15th June, 27 inches high ; aftermath 10 to 15 inches high on 5th September. A 

 fine soft grass, which makes excellent hay. 



