1221 
Triticum aestivum L. (Poaceae.) 45145. Wheat seeds 
from" Sydney, Australia. Presented by Mr. George Val- 
der, Under Secretary and Director, Department of Ag- 
riculture. "Florence. It was noticed that during the 
1916-1917 season, when a great deal of rust was ex- 
perienced all over this State, Florence proved more 
rust-resistant than any of the other varieties sent." 
(Valder.) A very early wheat used for both grain and 
hay in New South Wales. 
Notes from Correspondents Abroad. 
Extract from letter dated April 30, 1917, from 
Mr. H. R. Wright, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand: 
"Amongst the apples I forwarded last season is 
one called Willie Sharp. This apple is a first-class 
variety for a stock, as it roots very freely. The 
method of raising them: first, root graft some cut- 
tings; the following season, that is, when they are 
one year old, cut down to the ground and they will 
shoot up bushy, and as soon as the shoots get a few 
inches high start to earth up and they will then root 
out of the sides. The following winter , pull the mould- 
ing down and cut off just below the collar of fibrous 
roots. These you plant out in nursery rows to grow 
into trees, or bud other varieties on to them. 
This is what we call the stool system, and is 
fast becoming the recognized method of raising aphis- 
resisting stocks. Once you get some plants on their 
own roots you can select someof the strongest roots, 
cut into pieces about 2| Inches long, then nick out a 
line about the same depth with a spade and plant about 
one inch apart, just covering the top of the root and 
no more. The following season lift and plant out for 
stools . 
When planting out stools, plant about one foot 
apart, with about four feet between the rows. This 
will give you plenty of room to use a celery moulder 
to earth up. It must be borne in mind with the stool 
system through continually cutting them back to the 
ground they increase in the number of plants you take 
off each year. Only aphis-resistant stocks are used 
both in Australia and New Zealand." 
