TIME FROM PLAXXrN'G REQUIRED, ETC. 



121 



This table can be regarded as only relatively true, for these varieties, 

 during the season of 1882, which season was remarkable for an 

 unusual rain-fall during the summer months, thus retarding the devel- 

 opment of the plants, probably, beyond the period they would require 

 under ordinary conditions of climate. 



A reference to the meteorological data of this year, as compared with 

 1881, will make the difference in the two years manifest: 



TIME, FROM PLAXTIXG, TO REACH CERTAIN STAGES OF DETELOPMEXT. 



Sn 

 86 

 9a 

 96 

 9c 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15i 

 156 

 Ifia 

 1(;6 

 16c 

 17n 

 176 

 17c 

 ISa 

 186 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28' 

 29a 

 296 

 30 

 31 

 32 

 33 

 34 



Variety. 



Yellow Cap Glutinous 



Hepa rated Head Stalks Reel 



Separated Head Stalks White 



Second Autumn Red. 

 Horse Tail (.ilutinous. 

 Earge People's Red . 



L'ndendebule 



Ukubane 



Jyangentombi 



Tyen^a 



Ibohla 



Dindemuka . . 

 Uboyana. . 

 Umjiatubanda. 

 Ubelana 



Ufatane 



Uiikunjana. 



Hlogonde. 



Unlilokonde 



White Iniphee 



White African 



White Mammoth. 



West India 



Xew Variety, Stump... 



Earlv .-^mber 



New" Variety, H. S. Coll. 



Bear Tail 



Iowa Red Top. ..... 



Black Sorgho 



Red Sorgho 



Link's Hybrid. . . 

 Standard Harrall 



Neeazana 



Gray Top 



Q 



100 

 100 

 109 

 100 

 93 



79 

 79 

 93 

 93 



100 

 86 

 86 

 86 



102 

 86 

 81 

 81 

 95 

 93 



110 

 86 

 93 



97 

 86 

 100 

 86 

 93 



79 

 86 

 86 

 100 

 65 



' 6,5 

 79 

 79 

 74 



' 88 

 93 

 93 



60 



74 

 79 

 88 

 107 

 86 

 100 

 107 

 100 



107 

 93 



100 

 107 

 143 

 107 

 108 

 108 

 107 

 115 

 115 

 107 

 108 

 93 

 93 

 100 

 100 

 105 

 86 

 93 

 79 

 100 

 93 



102 

 107 

 107 

 86 

 93 



c - 



74 



88 



'si 



90 

 95 

 115 

 93 

 107 

 110 

 114 



111 

 124 

 124 

 107 

 115 



115 

 124 

 124 

 124 

 124 

 124 

 124 

 124 

 107 

 100 

 107 

 107 

 110 



93 

 100 



90 

 107 

 100 



99 



99 

 110 

 115 

 124 



93 

 100 





81 

 97 

 97 

 90 

 104 

 117 

 124 

 100 

 116 

 116 

 136 



115 

 136 

 143 

 115 

 124 



124 

 143 

 143 

 143 

 136 

 143 

 129 

 129 

 115 

 107 

 115 

 115 

 115 

 100 

 ;07 

 lOO 

 115 

 1117 

 110 

 110 

 131 

 131) 

 129 

 1(10 

 107 



