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35. Medicago sativa (Lucerne). — Weeds present were Plialaris (sp. ?). 

 Charlock, White Goosefoot. and a Composi<-p (sp. ?). Two per cent, 

 hard. 



36. Medicago sativa (Lucerne). — Weeds included Dock (3 species). 

 Plantain, Red Clover. White Goosefoot, and two species of Composites. 

 Four per cent. hard. 



37. Medicago sativa (Lucerne). — Very dirty seed; weeds included 

 White Goosefoot, Sorrel, one species of Composite, also Dodder (i in 

 4,000). The sample contained also 17 per cent, (by weight) of unfer- 

 tilized seeds and other foreign matter. Four per cent. hard. 



38. Medicago sativa (I-ucerne). — Weeds present were White Goosefoot. 

 -and Red Clover. Six per cent. hard. 



39. Medicago sativa (Lucerne). — Weed seeds were Plantain and Red 

 Clo\er. Six per cent. hard. 



40. Medicago sativa (Lucerne). — Sample of good clean seed ; practi- 

 cally free of weeds with the exception of a few (i in 500) seeds of Rve 

 Grass. The lower percentage of germination is due to the sample con- 

 taining 15 per cent, of hard seeds. 



41. Medicago sativa (Lucerne). — Weeds included Plantain, Red 

 Clover, White Goosefoot, and a species of Umbellifer. Eight per cent, 

 hard. 



42. Medicago sativa (Lucerne). — Weed .seeds in the sample were Dock, 

 Plantain, Wild Caraway, White Clover, and one species of Composite ; 

 also 1.5 per cent, of total bulk was broken seeds and other foreign ma- 

 terial. Five per cent. hard. 



43. Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus). — The only weed seed present was 

 Plantain, which was very plentiful, also 6 per cent, of the seeds were 

 shrivelled. 



44. Paspalum dilatatum (Golden Crown Grass).- — Seed smelt verv 

 mustv nnd contained spores of mould. Many of the glumes were emptv 

 or the fruits were unripe. 



45. Panicimi yniliaceiim (Millet). — Contained few weeds, chieflv White 

 Goosefoot and Sorrel. 



46. Panictaii miliaceum (Yellow Millet). — Seeds varied from pale 

 colour of White Millet to dark brown or almost black. No record of a 

 similar sample was to be found. 



47. Plialaris canariensis (Canary Seed). — 0.5 per cent, were broken, 

 and others contained Ergot, rust spores were also present. Weed seeds 

 included Dock. Millet, and Johnston Grass {Andropogon Halefensis). 



48. Plialaris commutata. — Sample contained a quantity of husks and 

 other foreign matter in addition to weed .seeds — Crefis fcetida and Wild 

 Caraway. 



49. Plileum praiense (Timothy Grass). — Weed seeds present were 

 White Clover, Plantain, and one species of Composite. 



50. Sesamum indicum (Sesame). — Probably a sample of old seed; 



51. Tri folium livbridum (Alsike Clover). Sample contained a few 

 seeds of Sorrel. The seed looked good on the whole, though some were 

 the pale yellow of immature .seed and others the dark reddish colour of 

 old seed. The .seeds were dyed, but evidently because they were light 

 coloured and not, as is more usual, to disguise old seed. 



52. TrifoUiim minus (Suckling Clover). — The chief weed seed was 

 Sorrel. Sixtv per cent. hard. 



