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made during the two seasons to improve them by selection in the direction 

 mentioned. They were purposely left alone, to ascertain whether the 

 elongated type with full eyed crowns was permanent. The two samples 

 were taken from Mr. Herbert's plot at Neerim. On grading, it was 

 found that more than one-third retained the desired type ; about one- 

 third were of medium type, showing a decided improvement ; while less 

 than one-third had deep eyes. This parcel of seed was well graded 

 to the two types and will be planted next season. It should be men- 

 tioned there is a marked difference in the appearance of the plants that 

 produce the two types — those of the objectionable ones being larger and 

 more straggling. The result of future experiments in this direction will 

 be watched with interest. 



Immature v. Ripe Seed. 



The tests of the value of immature as against ripe seed was com- 

 menced in the 1906-7 plots with a parcel of Beauty of Hebron seed and 

 were decidedly in favour of the immature seed (see Journal of Agriculture, 

 September 1907, page 553.) It might be w'ell to state that what is meant 



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