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to 7 inches long, form a solid mass of yellow, later be- 
coming brownish gold. The edible golden yellow fruits 
are of ten up to 4 Inches in diameter , with an acidulous- 
sweet flesh, and in the South-West Africa Protectorate 
are much esteemed by the natives who bring them to the 
coast markets. (Adapted from Hiern, Catalogue of Wel- 
witsch's African Plants, pt.4, p. 995; Thiselton-Dyer , 
Flora of Tropical Africa, vol. 6, pt. 2, p. 231; and 
Wlldeman, Mission Emile Laurent, vol. 1, p. 377.) 
Themeda australis (Poaceae) , 54737 . Gra»». From Hobart, 
Tasmania. Seeds collected by Mr.' Victor 0. Fletcher, 
Newnham, near Launceston, and presented by Mr. L. A. 
Evans, acting Director of Agriculture. "'Kangaroo' 
grass is common in many places in Australia and grows 
to a great height when left unmolested for a time. A 
peculiarity of this grass, and one which seriously 
hinders its multiplication, is the fact that it bears 
in Its large ornamental flower -heads very few fertile 
seeds. If the farmer would only recognize this, and 
remove his stock during spring and summer from the 
fields in which kangaroo grass has a hold, a valuable 
fodder grass would be conserved; otherwise, there is 
serious danger of its being eaten out. The proof of 
this assertion can be seen by observing the rich growth 
of kangaroo grass within many railway enclosures , while 
without not a blade is to be seen. One would infer 
from its height (it sometimes grows tall enough to hide 
sheep), and consequent coarseness, that it would not 
be favored by stock, but they are extremely partial to 
it." (The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of 
Victoria, vol. 15, p. 713, under Anthisteria imberbis.) 
Trifolium pratense (Fabaceae), 54739. Red clover. From 
Copenhagen, Denmark. Seeds presented by Mr. H.N. Knud- 
sen, secretary, Danish Royal Agricultural Society. 
"Tystofte, No. 40" originated in a 2-year plat of 
"Rosendal" clover. Seeds of this variety were sown in 
1900, and the clover was thus subjected to the hard 
winter of 1901. In 1902 the strongest plants from this 
test were selected, one of which was "No. 40." Later 
this strain was compared with others in several tests. 
In three or four tests, all the clovers made vigorous 
growth during the first year, and in this respect "No. 
40" averaged well above the others. In all four tests 
"No. 40" gave the largest crop, fully 20 per oent bet- 
ter than that of the next best. These results agree 
well with the results of earlier tests at Lyngby and 
