1889.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 4. 525 



JSeri'adella was planted in rows, three feet three inches 

 apart, May 14. The young plants appeared above ground 

 May 26. They had reached a height of six inches July 5 ; 

 began blooming July 12, and measured eleven inches, when 

 a blight made its appearance on the leaves, which ultimately 

 destroyed the crop to such an extent that no part of it was 

 fed. The grounds occupied by the serradella had been 

 used during the preceding season for the cultivation of 

 different varieties of wheat, which seriously suffered from 

 fungoid growth. The exceptionally wet season most likely 

 contributed also towards the fjiilure of the crop. 



The early frost, September 7, terminated prematurely 

 the observations on Chinese sugar cane, early orange cane 

 and early amber cane. 



Teosinte, pop-corn, flour corn, melilotus, sulla, hairy 

 vetch and lotus, have been sampled for analysis. 



The perennial varieties of leguminous plants are left in 

 the tield for observations during the coming season, when 

 their special agricultural merits will be discussed. 



