1887 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



167 



As we know nothing whatever of the 



Slant except what Henderson says, we copy 

 is description from his catalogue. 



As far as we know, and so far as careful inquiry 

 goes among- men likely to be posted on such sub- 

 jects, this Japanese Biichwheat is not only entirely 

 distinct from all other varieties, but has never be- 

 fore been seen in this country, except in the limit- 

 ed area that we will shortly refer to. A thimbleful 

 of this buckwheat was sent by a .lapanese gentle- 

 man to a friend residing in New .Jersey in 1883. 

 The most of the product of that thimbleful met 

 with a calamity, but enoufih was saved to enable 



tic over it, as, sown on the same da}' with the silver- 

 hull, it ripened a week sooner, and yielded almost 

 as much ag-ain. To show what a .vielder it is, we 

 may mention that one firain was planted in a gar- 

 den, and from that was obtained 860 ripe kernels. 

 This variety can be planted as far north as New 

 Hampshire. 



I had a small quantity of th<" New Japanoso Buckwheat 

 troiii you last year, which I planted on 5th day of .July, 1886, 

 and from thisfeut, and hatf. in trood clean buckwheat. 1392 

 pounds, which ri|>cne(l earlier, and has produced more than 

 three times the yield of the silverhull with the same cul- 

 tui-e. David Beam. 



MlIiVAI.K. N. J.. Nov. 12, 1886. 



THE NKW JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



the grower to sow in 18S.5 half a bushel, and the 

 result of that sowing was fnriy Jmshels of good seed. 

 A glance at our illustration will show that the 

 kernels are at least twice the size of those of any 

 other variety, and of a .shape peculiar and distinct 

 from all others. The color of the kernels is also 

 most distinct, being a rich dark shade of brown. 

 The grower of this buckwheat finds that the straw 

 is heavier; that it branches more, and does not 

 need to be sown as thickly as the other kinds. The 

 flower made from it is equal in quality to that of 

 any other buckwheat, and, as the yields show, is 

 enormously productive. The party from whom we 

 bought the stock, distributed in 1886 ten bushels 

 among farmers in his neighborhood, and, on the 

 let of October, he wrote to us that all are eiithusias- 



I The New Japanese Buckwheat ripened about one week 

 sooner than the old-fashioned kind, and produced more th.an 

 i as much again to the same amount of sowing the past season. 

 1 Pompton. N. J., Nov. 16. 1886. LEMUEL Van NESS. 



! We have purchased one bushel, and can 

 furnish it to our readers in five-cent pack- 

 ages, as we do all other seeds. In larger 

 quantities, 10 cts. for i lb. ; 85 cts. per lb., or 

 $2.00 iper peck. If wanted by mail, add 5 



. cents for each i lb., or 18 cents tor a whole 

 pound. If you want further particulars 



I from those who have raised it, write to the 



I parties whose testimonials appear above. 



