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Panicum pilosum of: Dalzell and Gibson's Bombay Flora 

 upplement, page 98, is probably No. 2. 



Panicum(?) sp. of Dalz. and Gib/s Bombay Flora supple- 

 aent, page 98, is probably No. 1. 



Panicum (?) sp. of Dalz. and Gib.'s Bombay 'Flora supple- 

 aent, page 98, is probably No. 3. 



29. Wheat. Ten plots making up one acre in all were 

 with wheat in order to test the soil capabilities and suitabi- 

 ty for an elaborate manurial testing scheme, as also to test the 

 nif ormity of the soil in the different portions of the area selected, 

 lie crop was very poor and the inequalities between the different 

 lots and between portions of the same plots showed the unsuit- 

 bility of the soil for such experiments and consequently the 

 oheme was abandoned. 



The following report and valuations were received from 

 tessrs. E/alli Brothers on a number of wheat crosses which have 

 een evolved during the last few years : 



We have examined the 113 samples of wheat you sent us and find them 

 a the whole unsatisfactory. Barring about a dozen samples, amongst which 

 lere are some very good hard yellows and some fairly good soft whites, all 

 ic other samples do not come in the class of wheat exportable from Bombay 

 ad can only be sold for local consumption. 



" Herewith our report on the various samples. What we would have 

 ished to see is the improvement of standard Bombay qualities, viz. 



Soft white wheat as pure as possible. 



Hard yellow wheat as pure as possible. 



Hard red Dharwar quality as pure as possible. 



" The samples which in our opinion are really very good are Nos. 6, 25, 63, 

 5, 73, 103, 107, 112. We may further add that the examination of a good 

 lany of the samples was rendered rather difficult through their not having 

 een freed from their chaff, 



Sample No. 1. 11. 36. Khapli + K^Mkusal, spikelets broad. 



Hard red wheat, of no great value. Quality good. 



2. (390.) Ran grih-t- Australian 46, very small awns. 



Glossy wheat, good with fairly easy sale. 



3. Naiski (plot 2). 



4, IV. Khapli + Pivla Nasik. 



Undesirable. 



