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quality was good. I think the results of the trial may be considered 

 a success. 



Mr. H. Demetrius, Cold Spring. — I have been successful in grow- 

 ing (here at an altitude of 4,000 feet) two crops from the seed* 

 supplied. One planted shortly after receipt turned out very well, and 

 the others planted in February last are bearing even better. I sowed 

 in shallow trenches 6 ft. apart and thinned out and earthed up as they 

 grew. Soil, clay and sand, former predominating, dressed with stable 

 manure and wood ashes. Judging from my results would say January 

 to February and June to July would be about the best months for 

 sowing in similar localities to this. 



Mr. B. S. Grosset, Halberstadt. — -I sowed the Bermuda onion seed 

 at Halberstadt at 2,400 feet above the sea, and got a fine crop of 

 medium sized onions some weighing nearly a quarter of a pound, but 

 most taking eight to the pound. I had previously sown a bed of large 

 white queen onions which I have grown from 1 lb. to 1J lb. at Farm 

 Hill at 4,000 feet but they did not turn out well at this elevavation 

 not averaging as well as the Bermuda onions. I gather from this that 

 the Bermuda onions suit best for a warm dry climate like the Port 

 Royal Mountains while the larger kinds of English onions are best for 

 the Blue Mountains where the climate is damper. I have still a bed 

 of white Bermuda onions to take in which, though much washed by 

 the heavy rain in February, promises to do well. 



Mr. Stockhausen, Ulster Spring. —The Bermuda onion seed sent m& 

 was sown on 14th December ; they turned out fairly well. I find that 

 the red ones turned out best, the bulbs were well formed, 7 weighing a 

 pound. 



