62 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



middling grassy soil is particularly suited for Oats ; in rich ground 

 more prolific for green fodder. It succeeds in rotation after every 

 crop, though variously as regards yield, and best after clover. In 

 volcanic soil of the Victoria-colony as much as 75 bushels of Oats 

 have been obtained from an acre in one harvest, and in most 

 favorable places in New Zealand exceptionally even double that 

 quantity. In culture it extends not quite so far towards polar and 

 alpine regions as barley, on account of the longer time required 

 for its maturing ; yet it will ripen still at latitude 69 U 28' in Nor- 

 way [Schuebeler]. In tropical countries it can be grown for hay 

 during the cool season. Varieties with seeds, separating spon- 

 taneously from the bracts (chaff) are : A. nuda, L. and A. 

 Chinensis, Metzger, the Tatarian and Chinese Oats, which are the 

 sorts preferred for porridge and cakes. Other varieties or closely 

 allied species are : A. orientalis, Schreber, which is very rich in 

 grain, and on account of the rigidity of its stem especially fitted 

 for exposed mountain-localities ; A. brevis, Roth, the short-grained 

 Oats, which is particularly suitable for stable-fodder ; A. strigosa, 

 Schreber, which is a real native of Middle Europe, and deserves 

 preference for sandy soil. Russian quas-beer is made of Oats 

 [Langethal, Brockhaus] . The import of Oats into Victoria during 

 1887 was 393,378 centals, valued at 141,764. The average Oats- 

 crop of the United States in latter years has been 549,000,000 

 bushels. 



Averrhoa Carambola, Linne. 



Probably to be regarded as a native of insular India, as there is 

 a Sanskrit-name for this plant. A small tree. Not hurt by slight 

 frost, except when very young. Sir Jos. Hooker noticed this small 

 tree on the Upper Indus as far as Lahore. The fruit occurs in a 

 sweet and acid variety ; the former is available for the table raw. 

 the other for preserves. That of A. Bilimbi (Linne) is of similar 

 use, especially for tarts. Both ripen in East- Australia as far south 

 as Moreton-Bay [Fred. Turner]. 



Avicennia offlcinalis, Linne. 



From the coasts of South Asia to those of South -Africa, all 

 Australia and New Zealand. It is proposed by Dr. Herm. Behr, 

 to plant this tree for consolidating muddy tidal shores. The copious 

 nectar from the flowers eagerly sought by bees. 



Azixna tetracantha. Lamarck. 



From South-India to South-Africa. A hedge-bush, growing 

 freely in every kind of soil. 



Baccharis pilularis, De Candolle. 



California and Oregon. This evergreen bush can be grown for 

 hedges, used also for garlands, wrappers or flower-bouquets and 



