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been reported by I'earsou (57 and 58), McAlpine (51 and 52), Slielton 

 (02 and 03), Lowrie (48 and 49), and others. It is impracticable to 

 quote results from these ditierent writers, but it will perhaps sutlice to 

 give the following list of varieties, which the last International Con- 

 ference on Rust in Wheat' agreed upon as likely to be freest from rust 

 in Australia and at the same time more or less desirable in other 

 respects : 



(1) Bust-res i.sta7it varieties 



Wards Prolitic. 

 Marslialls No. 8. 

 Robins Rust-resistant. 



Marsliiills No. 3. . 

 Anstialian Wonder. 



For cooler districts Defiance wheats, such as — 



Wheatons Rust-resistant. 

 Pringles Defiance. 

 Smiths Nonpareil. 



Blonnts Lanibrigg. 

 Tnnnack. 



For cooler and moister districts Fife wheats, such as- 

 improved Fife. Hornblende. 

 (2) Varieties eseaping rust on account of early ripening: 



Allora Spring. 

 Early Para. 

 Early Baart. 



Budds Early. 

 Canning Downs. 

 Rust-resistant. 



(3) FroUfic and moderately rust-resistant varieties . 



Talavera. 

 Leaks. 



AVhite Lammas. 



During 1893 and 1894 Maddox (50, pp. 14-23) made observations at 

 Eastfield, Tasmania, on the occurrence of rust on over two hundred 

 varieties, including seventy-five or more crossbreds from Farrer. The 

 following varieties and also 28 of Farrer's crossbreds were free or 

 pra(jtically free from rust : 



Wards Prolific (white). 



Manitoba. 



Wards Prolific (red). 



Pringles No. 5. 



Bearded Herisson. 



D'Arblays Hungarian. 



Bald Herisson. 



Improved Fife. 



Fultz. 



Niagara. 



Summer Club. 



Robins Rust-resi.stant. 



Hornblende. 



Medeah. 



The following varieties were free, or practically free from rust during 

 1893 and 1894: 



Anglo-Australian. 

 Blounts Fife. 

 White Fife. 

 Anglo-Canadian. 



Bega. 



Tourmaline. 



Sicilian Square-headed Red. 



Saskatchewan. 



I Agr. Gaz., July, 1896, Vol. VII, pp. 4.38-442. 



