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considered perfect as regards growth, equality of grain, colour, weight, 

 and quality. Swan River Colony and Port Phillip also send good 

 wheats, but Van Diemen's Land appears to rank next to Port Ade- 

 laide, though much that was apparently excellent from the former was 

 spoiled during the voyage. From Van Diemen's Land fine white 

 wheats are exhibited by Messrs. Deane, Dray, and Deane, and also 

 by Messrs. M'Pherson and Francis, to whom Prize Medals are awarded; 

 the malt also of E. Tooth, Bagdad, is considered worthy of Honour- 

 able Mention. New Zealand is represented by wheat, barley, and 

 malt, all of good character. The barley exhibited by Hugh Martin 

 and by Thomas Renwick, and the malt exhibited by Hooper and Co., 

 severally receive Honourable Mention. 



Russia. — The collection of Russian cerealia is the finest in the Ex- 

 hibition, forming a most attractive and prominent display. It consists 

 of fine sheaves of the grains in ear, as cut, and abundant samples of the 

 seeds in bowls ; all well arranged and catalogued. Count Kouche- 

 lefF has sent the greatest variety, and a Prize Medal has been awarded 

 to his collection in general, in which the black wheat and naked bar- 

 ley, &c., are worthy of particular notice and Honourable Mention. 

 Hard white wheat, from Odessa, exhibited by Colonel Shabelsky, has 

 been awarded a Prize Medal. This wheat yields a very large crop, 

 and is never grown on manured land, which is considered prejudicial 

 to it. A fine sample of wheat from the Goverp-r.eut of SaratoflF, exhi- 

 bited by Baguer, has been awarded a Prize Medal. Black wheat, a 

 very valuable cereal, cultivated chiefly by the Cossacks of the Azof 

 Sea : these samples are from the estates of Petroffskaja, and Nova 

 Spasskaja, and are awarded a Prize Medal. 



Turkey. — A large series of considerable merit illustrates the agri- 

 culture of this country. It is composed of samples of grain, in bot- 

 tles, too scanty for accurate examination ; and many are dirty and 

 carelessly collected. Nevertheless as a collection it is well worth}' of 

 attention, and one of the samples, a hard wheat, has been awarded a 

 Prize Medal. 



Egijpt. — This country grows more millets than corn, but both are 

 copiously illustrated. One sample of white wheat, exhibited by H. 

 H. Abbas Pasha, is of admirable quality ; it is very large in the grain, 

 and soft, and has been awarded a Prize Medal. The barley is good. 



Cerealia rarely cultivated in Europe. 



Rice, maize, and the Coix lachryma (Job's tears) are the chief pro- 

 ducts that appear to come under this head — millets, &c., being placed 



