382 TlMEHRI. 
in an ordinary season would have done much better, the rainfall being 
excessive. During the two first weeks of growth 12 inches of rain fell, 
and during the time the rice was growing, 1st of June to end of 06tr., 
over 50 inches of rain fell here, completely covering the plants on 
several occasions. 
I regret to sav, the varieties to be planted on high land completely 
failed. 
The following are the particulars of the different varieties : 
Length lb Un- 
Name. Dscptn. Sown. Cut. of husked Remarks. 
Straw. Rice. 
Kalandi Dk. Clrd. 30th May 5 Nov. 3 ft. 155 With one or 
Creole Rice Ordinary 13th June „ ,3 ft 3 in. 162 two excep. 
Chotay Dho- „ ,, ,» „ri.^« tionsthelots 
j J Small 30th May „ 2 ft 9m. 103 
have r a- 
Charuarmoni „ ,,12 Nov. 4 ft. 54 
tooned. 
Nackra Sal „ „ 3 ft. 143 
The 3 samples which did not grow were ft Chackra Sal" " Belder" and 
"CupraSal" 
I am, Sir, 
Yours truly, 
S. R. COCHRAN. 
REPORT ON SAMPLES OF INDIAN RICE GROWN ON PLANTATION ANNA 
REGINA, FROM SEED SUPPLIED BY THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL AND 
COMMERCIAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH GUIANA. 
Seven different kinds of rice seed were supplied to me, and, 
handed to Mr. McPhail, who writes me, as follows : — 
The 7 samples of Indian Rice were placed in water on June nth, 
soaked for 24 hours and planted out on the 12th, in nursery beds well 
prepared with pen manure, the paddy being thickly sown on the surface 
and then covered over with rice straw. On lifting portions of the straw 
on the afternoon of the 13th it was observed that the seeds were be- 
ginning to burst — 24 hours after sowing. On the morning of the 16th 
'little shoots about an inch long could be seen on all the nursery beds, 
and on the morning of the 18th they had burst through the straw, On 
the the morning of the 19th the straw was taken off, and the beds 
