about, eight days the wing eases develop and 
the body becomes light-brown, which in a day 
or two usually changes to a darker color. 
The beetle (Fig. 253) is usually of a dark 
10. Darling's Early, Fig. 243. This va¬ 
riety was exhibited as early as 1851. The 
ears are from six to eight inches long, about 
1 % inch in diameter, nearly cylindrical, eight- 
rowed, ear-stalk not large. The kernels are 
closely set, rounded at the sides and summit, 
large, crinkled and crimped; of a light whit¬ 
ish-amber color The plant is about live to 
seven feet high, of slender habit, prolific, and 
bearing its ears quite low on the stalk. Aver¬ 
age weight of 100 kernels. 898 grains; ex¬ 
tremes of five samples. 334 and 494 grains. 
(Described ears, from four seedsmen, in six 
collections, and Station crop). 
12. Dwarf Early, Fig. 244. syu.; Early 
Dwarf, Extra Early Dwarf. This is a va¬ 
riety probably gained through selection from 
kernels, 413 graius; extremes of nine samples, 
320 and 579 grains. (Described ears, from six 
different seedsmen, in nine collections, and 
Station crop.) 
20. TRIUMPH, Fig. 246. Introduced in 1874, 
the result of ten years of careful cultivation 
an<l selection. Ears eight to nine iucheslong, 
and about one-and-n-hnlf in diameter, slender, 
tapering strongly in upper half, eight to ten- 
rowed, ear-stalk medium to large. Kernel 
broader than deep, large, with roundish or 
straight sides, and more or less rounded sum 
mit, usually quite flat, crinkled to crimped, of 
whitish-amber color. Hears marks of a hybrid 
origin, its character being intermediate be- 
tween sections A and B. Plant of medium 
size, prolific, bearing cars medium low down. 
Will undoubtedly be improved into 
Class B. before Jong. Average weight 
of 100 kernels, 407 grains; extremes in 
five samples 362 aud 435 grains. (De 
scribed ears, from four different seeds¬ 
men, in five collections, aud Station 
crop.) 
s ix feet. The leaves are longer, broader, 
aud more numerous in proportion to the size 
of the stems than are those of corn or, indeed, 
of many of the sorghums. When cut early, 
• all kinds of live 
^ ^ stock are very foud 
of it, and the stems 
- relished as well 
1 MK *'‘ f,ves - It 
ev > v f ' an bo t,llt at leust 
V' A tw * cc * “Hogsde- 
r* vonr roots as 
$4 fW ? ail ik't 1 ‘ Uk ' t,, ' Iy ns they <io 
<3 8AMK* ,wct ' 1 P otntoes >” is 
!* tt statement often 
by Southern 
cultivators. In the 
“Farmers’ Hook of 
Grasses," by D. L. 
Amateur. Fig. 241. Phares, of Missis¬ 
sippi. the statement 
is made that “if a farmer wants his land for 
other crops, ho should not plant this grass. 
But if ho wants u grass Held to continue in¬ 
definite 1 }', and to yield heavy crops year after 
year without resetting, this is the best thing 
he can plant.” 
We are awaro that Johnson Crass has beeu 
raised in Ohio, Michigan, and perhaps other 
Northern States. We are unable to turn to 
any account as to whether it has proven hardy 
or not. In the Spring of last year wo sowed a 
few seeds sent to us by W. A. Sanders, of 
Sanders, Fresno Co.. Cal., which he called 
“Evergreen Millet,” stating that it was a va- 
Beetle. Fig. 253, 
brown color, but in some cases it is light 
brown. The thorax has irregular lines run¬ 
ning across it; the wing cases have also punc¬ 
tured longitudinal lines. On the thighs of the 
front legs are two spinous processes; on the 
hind logs there is but one. There are no 
wings, so that the beetle cannot fly. When 
disturbed it feigns death, as does the Plum 
Cureulio. 
PAST HISTORY. 
Nothing seems to have been heretofore 
known of the earlier stages of this insect. It 
has been quite common in the beetle stato in 
Michigan for some time; 1 have caught it 
about 1 .arising for several years past. A near 
relative of this species rOtiorbynchus suleatus) 
has been known for many years as an enemy 
to strawberries and other plants, in Europe, 
but seems not to have been recognized as such 
in this country, although found In some of the 
Eastern States. Another Europeau species 
(O. vastator) has similar habits. It. Is probable 
that our species eats the roots of other plants 
than the strawberry, and that the beetles may 
become injurious also. 
NATURAL ENEMIES. 
As yet no parasites have been bred from 
these insects, although a great many have 
beeu confined for the purpose. The only in¬ 
sect enemies so far discovered are the preda¬ 
ceous beetles of the family Curahidae; of those 
a number of species were captured in the 
earth about the roots. Quo of them was con¬ 
fined over-nignt in a bottle in which I had 
placed « pupa of the weevil; the next morn¬ 
ing no trace of the pupa could l>© seen. 
Birds are also of great value in checking 
the increase of these pests, I hu ve taken num¬ 
bers of the beetles from the stomachs of crow- 
blackbirds. The same is true of toads. The 
stomach of a toad which I recently dissected 
contained four perfect beetles, besides numer¬ 
ous fragments of others. 
REMEDIES. 
Mr. Troop found that bisulphide of carbon, 
as also kerosene and soap, would destroy the 
larvae aud pupae; but It is doubtful if it would 
pay to apply them. Starving the larvm will 
probably prove the most efficient way of get¬ 
ting rid of them. If there is but one brood 
in a season, the plants should lie plowed about 
the middle of May. As the beetles cannot 
fly, their distribution into portions of the coun¬ 
try where they do not already oxi-t, will be 
very slow, if they are not transported with the 
plants. It Js doubtful whether any plants 
could be removed from an infested field with¬ 
out the insect in some of its four stages being 
removed with them. 
Ag. College, Lansing, Mich. 
{ground* of the 
^Kuval ^eut-'iJovher. 
HTRA VVBERRY TESTS, CON 
TINUED. 
Daisy (or Daisy Miller), Fig. 239, 
from S. Miller, Bluffton, Mo., plants 
received Sept. 20th of last year. Flower 
perfect. Broad, healthy, low-growing 
dark green leaves. Fruit stems too 
short. Berries in close clusters just 
above the ground. Bix to eight berries 
to a peduncle. Shape, ovate-round, as 
shown in 
nature. Quality, sour 
From the first 
our engraving drawn from 
Soasou medium, 
season’s test, it does not 
appeal- why this berry should be intro¬ 
duced. 
Ladies’ Pine. From same. Pistil¬ 
late. Healthy foliage. Not prolific. 
Calyx leafy. Berries small, round, 
light red, and of the firnt, quality. 
I rinoe of Berui ks, Fig, 240. Received from 
V. H. Hallock, Son, <fc Thorpe, Queens, L. I., 
Oct. 3, 188,!. Sometimes pistillate, sometimes 
perfect. Leaves large aud few. Each plant 
usually sends up one fruit stem bearing from 
six to twelve berries. Shape, roundish with 
a conspicuous, broad neck Quality of the 
best. It Is said that this berry needs high 
culture. We should like to see one of Durand’s 
that didn’t The upper left-hand berry shows 
the average size; the lower one the largest 
size; l ho upper right-hand berry shows that 
tho flesh is solid and of a uniform color 
Amateur, Fig 241. Pistillate. Received 
from Reuben C. Hart, West, Farmington. Ct., 
April 20, of this year. Mr. Hart writes: “I send 
you 12 plants, the only ones I intend to send out 
this year. It combines the flavor of 
Lenuig’s White with the large size and 
great productiveness anil shape of the 
Mrs. Garfield, as pictured. It is of a 
glossy pink color, very strong growth. 
The leaves are as large as Sharpless. 
It was grown from selected berries or 
Lenuig’s White and Green Prolific, fer¬ 
tilized with the Charles Downing, crush- 
ed together in sand ami the mixture 
sown ” He further writes that “the 
Wyoming, 
the original Eight-rowed Sweet, aud seems to 
be the Small Early Sweet of Salisbury, 1848. 
The ears are from five to six inches long, und 
about 1 inch in diameter, cylindrical or 
nearly so, more or less bent or curved, eight- 
rowed, ear-stalk smallish. Kernels closely set 
in the rows, rounded at the summit and more 
or less so on the sides, nearly largo, crinkled 
and crimped, of the usual amber color. Plant 
2,!,; to 4 feet tall, slender, prolific, bearing tho 
earn near the ground. Average weight of 100 
kernels, 310grains; extremes of five samples, 
298 and 884 grains. (Described ears, from 
three different seedsmen, in six collections 
and .Station crop. | 
16. Eight Rowed Early, Fig. 245; syn; 
Early Eight rowed. Early Sweet (of Ferry), 
Rochester (of Sibley); very likely the Sweet 
Early Dwarf. Fig. 244. 
without w*ntor protection. This Spring every 
plant, was alive, and started early into vigor¬ 
ous growth, July 13th, they were six feet 
high and the seed panicles just beginning to 
appear. Most of the plants were then cut just 
above tln< ground, that wo might learn as to 
their subsequent growth. 
It is true that, last Winter was not so severe 
as usual, but the thermometer was often from 
eight to twelve degrees below zero, and it 
may be presumed that inasmuch as the plants 
were not hurt in the least, they would stand 
t he same or a greater deg roe of cold here or else¬ 
where. 
If this is simply Johnson's Gross, it is 
strange that its hardiness has not boon made 
known generally, for, being perennial and 
having almost unequu.led drought-resisting 
powers, it should prove of great value to many 
sections of the Middle and Northern, as well 
as to the Southern States. If it is a variety of 
Johnson’s Crass, and more hardy than the 
species, wo should at once make the fact 
known. Mr. Sanders says that the term “Ev¬ 
ergreen" was first given to it, in Australia to 
distinguish it from the mass of anuual vegeta¬ 
tion which dies during the dry season. Dr. 
Curl, of New Zealand, wrote of this grass un¬ 
der thenume of Panicum spectablle, and of 
how breadths of it were being sown across the 
country in the dry regions of interior Austra¬ 
lia. “Frost kills tho leaves and stems,” Mr. 
Banders says, “but no amount, of freezing 
will injure the roots while they are undis¬ 
turbed in the ground.” 
He does not recommend people having but 
a limited area of vuluable land, to plant it, 
but. iuther to test it in a sate way in order to 
decide whether they wish to give it “a per¬ 
petual hold upon their premises or not.” Its 
true mission, he thinks, is to “cover dry foot¬ 
hills with its green luxuriance of summer 
growth.” 
Mr, Banders says that its power to with¬ 
stand heat and drought is derived from its 
immense, fleshy rootstocks, which reach on his 
place six or eight feet deep to bed-rock, and 
BVVEET CORN (Zea saccharata). 
ITS HISTORY AND VARIETAL DIFFERENCES 
ILLUSTRATED —No. III. 
Darling’s Early. 
or Bugar of Bridgoman, 1832, and the Eight- 
rowed Bugar of Bchenck, 1854. Ears seven to 
nine inches long, one-aud one-fourth or more 
in diameter, cylindrical, often tapering in the 
upper third, quite variable in size, straight- 
rowed, eight-rowed, the ear-stalk small. Ker¬ 
nels closely set in the rows, large, broader 
than deep, rounded at the summit, and more 
or less so at sides, crinkled, of whitish-amber 
color. Plant six to eight feet high, with 
abundant foliage, the ears borne about two 
feet from the ground. Average weight of 100 
