PREFACE BY THE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE. 



T DESIRE to give my personal testimony to the value 

 of Mr. Turner's work on the " Forage Plants of Aus- 

 tralia," and most strong]}- recommend it to the earnest con 

 sideration of all pastoralists, stock-owners, and agriculturists 

 generally, being convinced that a careful perusal of the 

 drawings and letter-press will result in increased attention 

 being paid to our valuable indigenous fodders, which in 

 some districts are almost extinct. 



Before relinquishing the office of Minister of Agriculture 

 I cannot refrain from placing on record my high appreciation 

 of the valuable aid which Mr. Turner, in his capacity of 

 Botanist, has rendered to the Department. 



S. SMITH. 

 2 i October, 1891. 



