Ponp.—On the Sugar Values of Beet-roots. 367 
This root No. 1 was a well-shaped one, of large proportions, very 
watery, but with a very low percentage of sugar. This is the lowest result 
Thave obtained, and far below any other. At the same time its excessive 
size would lead to the conclusion that its value in sugar was low. 
One more parcel I received of unknown seed, from Raglan, through Mr. 
Will, comprising five small roots, badly formed, the largest of which, 
weighing 1 Ib. 12 ozs., yielded a percentage of sugar, 8°14. 
IT now proceed to note the results of the seed obtained by Mr. Graham 
from Hamburgh, and which had been distributed as already noted. There 
were three kinds in all. 
No. 1.—Genuine white small Wanzlebenel Imperial. 
1» 2.—Deppe’s pure white improved Silesian Imperial. 
», 3.—Extra saccharine Red-top Imperial. 
In the following notes I will simply call these varieties by their respec- 
tive numbers—1, 2, and 3. 
On the 10th March I received three roots, one of each variety, from 
Mr. R. Watson, mie: 
1.—Weight, 13 ozs. ; percentage of sugar 13°57 
” we »  11b.102.; and No. 3 (weight, 12 
ozs.), I treated in the aggregate, with the 
pe of 15 a er of sugar, this being 
the highest val : 
On the 2nd of April I received a eat of five roots from Mr. E. B. Walker, 
Cambridge, the weights of which were between 1 Ib. 1 oz. and 1 Ib. 15 ozs. 
and were of the three varieties, but without anything to distinguish them. 
These I treated in the aggregate with the result of 13-57 per cent. of sugar” 
Taking the best proportioned root of the parcel, weight 1 lb. 10 ozs., I found 
it to contain 15 per cent. of sugar. 
On the 10th August I received samples of the three kinds of root 
already named, from Mr. T. Goodfellow, Alexandra, which gave the follow- 
ing results :— 
No. 1.—Weight, 14 lbs., sess sugar 12-66 
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These roots mee with the Gave cena: I al.  theteline no oppor- 
tunity of observing whether there had been any late growth of leaves, but 
from the freshness of the roots and the results above quoted, I should think 
they had been left in the ground, and not dug up at maturity and stored. 
_ T have now given the results of the examination of roots grown in the 
parts of the Waikato, and will not unnecessarily pales be the 
details for you, but take as a last ult of analysis of roots 
own upon Mr. Graham's esate at Tamahere. ‘Te mas my dt io oe 
