480 On the Ctdiivatmi of the Ilarriallee Grass, [No. 06, 



pits to be most luxuriant, when other parts seemed bare in compari- 

 son ; although the produce throughout was splendid, this shows that 

 the richer the soil, the better the crop. Quicklime as a matnire is 

 admirable stuff, in proof of which I deposited a cart load on the grass 

 and threw a bamboo mat over it, in the course of three weeks the 

 grass grew through the lime and mat, and it was with force alone it 

 could be removed. Another experiment was to strew straw over a 

 bed that had been watered for the last time, and the grass rose much 

 higher than in parts where it was not applied. 



A six dozen case would be a good mode of conveying fine, long, 

 juicy hurriallee roots, first strew some fine fresh soil about | an inch 

 thick at the bottom and then deposit a layer of roots and then a 

 sprinkling of earth and so on. I will answer for it they will be fresh 

 after a considerable time if only kept damp. 



In ]\Iay and June I had excellent cuttings and the compound is 

 row like a sheet of Paddy, and if you would like to send Lord Tor- 

 rington a specimen, of what's now on the ground a bandy load shall 

 be despatched to your address which you can get trussed at Parry 

 and Co., and sent off by the Steamer — no other description of grass 

 is allowed to show its head in my place. I take no pains to grow 

 more than is wanted for my stud, nevertheless I can accommodate 

 my friends with a little. From what I have offered it will be observed 

 that it is quite useless attempting to cultivate this kind of grass, ex- 

 cept in deep, rich, loose mellow soil, I manure from large pits that 

 are always kept filled with cow dung and the tops covered with light 

 earth to prevent evaporation of chemical properties. This is mixed 

 yearly with wundul, lime and a sprinkling of salt, and a good layer 

 is spread over the plots and ploughed in as before stated, all this ex- 

 pense is thrown away without you have capacious wells at conveni- 

 ent positions, say, for an acre and a half, to irrigate beds that must 

 be nicely prepared, 6 feet broad and 30 long, with a gentle slope, so 

 that the water may flow over them quickly ; larger beds are only to 

 ensure loss of time, labor and water, and this bit of information was 

 taught at a considerable cost, having had to diminish the size of all 

 the partitions, three different times, for, 1 found it took all day to 

 water the most trifling space, and, by the means suggested, half an 

 acre can be flooded with a pecottah and pair of bullocks in 8 hours 

 The Bangalore hay U a mchuige of all aorts, and I will buck my com- 



