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feeding off well and is just as susceptible to rust as Algerian, but being a 

 few days earlier sometimes counts in its favour in a rusty year. It always 

 ripens a plumper sample than Algerian. 



Ruakura. — This oat was imported from New Zealand, it having origin- 

 ated as a variation in a crop of Argentine oats at the Ruakura Experiment 

 Farm, in the Dominion. It is more rust-resistant than Algerian and does 

 well on the coast; the straw is too brittle as a rule for inland district-. 



Sunrise. — A sport discovered in Algerian oats. It is very early, sparse 

 stooling, with tall medium coarse straw, which shows only a trace of purple 

 colour. The grain is greyish-white, of large size, has a thin husk, and 

 is borne in a head resembling Algerian, but larger. The awn is rather stout, 

 but comes off in threshing. Sunrise stands feeding-off well, and requires 

 to be sown more thickly than Algerian, being a shy stooler. 



Lachlar. 



Ruakura. 



