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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6

Mesquit Beans.—

Mesquit Beans.—

Bengal.—

Dr. King reports:—"The plants of Prosopis juliflora continue to thrive, but have not yet flowered."

Punjab.—

From a report furnished to the Government it appears that the general result of experiments is to show that with ordinary care and with good seed there is no difficulty in growing Prosopis juliflora in the Punjab."

With regard to the caution given in the Kew Report for 1877, p. 20, it is pertinently remarked:—"Any new kind of food given in quanties to animals unaccustomed to it may cause disease, or, under certain special circumstances, may cause death. Opinions are divided as to what it is that causes cattle in this country in certain seasons to sicken and die from eating 'jowar' stalks; but there is no doubt that under certain not very well understood conditions cattle do die from eating 'jowar' stalks, though ordinarily such stalks are good for fodder."

Saharunpore.—

Mr. Duthie reports:—"The plants of P. glandulosa are very healthy looking, and have grown considerably during the past year, though in a straggling, bramble-like fashion. . . . Every plant of P. pubescens " died before the rains were over."

Writing June 15, 1879, he remarks: "I am glad to tell you that several plants of Prosopis glandulosa are bearing fruit abundantly, and I believe it is doing the same at Cawnpore."

South Australia.—

Dr. Schomburgk reports great difficulty in establishing P. pubescens. "Notwithstanding all the care used we lost them all. The plants seem to fail during winter. The other species, P. juliflora, does uncommonly well in our climate . . . . I hope that the seed will grow and the trees flourish, so as to induce a further demand for large quantities wherewith to stock the" arid plains of South Australia on a large scale, thereby vastly increasing the resources of that peculiar country in a stock-raising view."