381 
buffalo grass. With rich cultivation this noble grass afford in- 
exhaustible supply of fodder for cattle. In special instances de. stalks 
have been known to attain a height of 18 feet, but in ordinary cultiva- 
tion they are usually 6 to 8 feet, with a small colony o of offsets rising up 
from the base of each poems SP RÀ was first received os Mr. 
of cultivation appeared in the Annual Report of 
“ The forage plant Ewchlena luxurians has ts wn irc 
on a small scale. 16 square yards of mye nase land produced 
bs. o he obj 
to extend the experiment. Cattle and horses are fond of the green 
grass and I think it i be a pe addition to the green forage bg 
of the monsoon seas At any other time the erop w would r requir 
irrigation, and I have a did field now under this pras of vultu 
which will be reported on when the results are fully know 
Subsequent cultivation confirmed the truth of the in: — and 
the uu: value of Teosinte as a food plant has been established in 
many parts of "Indi It should be grown on all land holdings where 
there are éste cows, and bullocks to be fed. If, during the dry sane 
small plots are raised along the channels, and in spare nooks and corners, 
the condition of live stock would be better pront than we aiat 
see it. 
The latest reports of Teosinte are as follows :— 
n a Report on — X ^p at British Guiana for the years 
1891-92, p. 68, Messrs. Harrison Jenman give in — particulars 
er :— Teosinte is an suiud, e readily reproduces itself on good 
Lom from the seed shed. Tt soon dios out, however, on Dapoveribot land. 
ugh an annual, in the season of growth, if reaped young but not too 
shore, the stubble quickly springs again, and a second and third crop can 
be thus taken in favourable weather. It should be sown in situ, and the 
as much 
or 16 square feet of superficial space, as it does not bear transplanting, 
under which the yield is poor. The following is an analysis of the 
seed :— 
Water 3 é =. à 12*75 
8 - - - - - 38°94 
* Albuminoids - - - 72w gigg 
tAmides, &c. - - - - - 1°00 
Pectose, gum, &e. - - - - 8:22 
tare = - - - - 37°38 
Digestible fibre - - - -. 16°46 
oody fibre - : ~ - > O° Or 
Mineral matters = - - - 2°44 
100° 00 (sic.) 
The grain of this grass, from its composition, possesses a fair value, 
although the proportions of fibre present are somewhat high. 
* Containing nitrogen  - - 1:59 
1 » ” - * *16 
