New-York tribune., 1879-12-11


vat'd by boiling. dyeinR roasting; weed seeds were
and used adulrrafe lot Cf lye seeds.
English -cecmen sold In 1869. over te tOus Of uonr
turuip seed dzgu SD 10 repre- sent q viluahtc
article In Bohemia and elsewhere large iac"r~ were
running for the manufacture OF seeds from qnarfz
gnins which were coored % order aud ars, .os ~
$50 per ton" Samples Of nese seeds were exlo to
the society," and FEW able 10 distinguish between
one sauple Of clover seed which adnlterated p
per cent with these stones. and pare article In aus
gather weed seeds of all kinds from the roadsdes and
hedges, which exported TO England where theJ are
American seeds often undoubtedly impure. u for
no other reason than because the eedm"n import very
ual OF Botany are scrbed hundreds or weeds wth he
phrase - introduced from Europe" Toe German DOT,
anstA also complain that In American seeds they nnd
the germs OF new aud dangerous weeds pr Ledoux
next described the various cmpls ycd at the
pertinent station in North Carolina defect mlurItes
determine the terminating power, and defect me weed
seeds present in commercial samples. lie exhibited
three specimens OF sproufng apparatus, IN which the
seeds az orchard grass. clover aud cabdgr were under
going examination. In Illustrating the number and
relY OF impurities, he mentioned sample or the se.d
or rTd clover Which had been found io contain l44OO
foreign seeds in a pound. These int ropn seeds
were OF forfy-.our distinct species. among them
ihisllr' dandehou. Durdock, cheat. cmek-wred
An"tnrr sample cortln'd the seeds ~ weeds to me
nuNoei pl 5000 per pound; The tarmer who soWed
this seed npon his land sowed with H. az can easiy be
chic1at The germs oi os) blue weeds, 2l4nO dOddrr
ana os3 daisies per acre, to say nothing OF other In
FURIOUS seeds present To the numherO 5000 upOn every
acre. single plant Of blue weed VIII produce l1.1J)
seeds Of winch. by actual experiment OOJ aver
aSe VIZ strmi1ate u l.eooHN expressed gitaf com
dence IN the honesty of American sordsneu ihey FIRE
qucutF ~ sellin :.
~. Lrleux ihustraten MS essay WIN nun per OF
draw nss. iaoies and experiments I'm summing no the
results % 1 trustworthy seed tests. which had been
% al ne t"Y American rN"eflinent stations. ne s'd
that these results dill moi er materially from thuse Uh
tanned IN German American seeds cnutan on the
.- - ~ 81, ,ui ' pure ,'T47. "hI' III Ort tiaaN1 tn.r
average u only g. tie terminating 0f American
percentage "t pure seeds IN American native cioVef
~ IN Germauy. ~ American clover seed contains 30
40 Dealers IN many parts of TINS coun;ry sell the
flower or chaf q various varieties Tor urs seed
winch contain so pr cent of his chat flower and only
20 per cent OF real seeds. seeds oi sedge bed
daisy and other ifuron- or useles. weeds. are con
sttuty found among AmeIican cunmerri il grass anu
Dr. Ladeax explained, by means OF a diagram, the
wurnug of that pgsr OF German farmers the " clover
dodifr and -al % would De- National calamity should
tn parasite and home ~ this country.
Ii closing he made an app al 90 society nsti-
measures Tor the uracIic projection of our Amer
cn laruefs AGAINST intentional or inviting deception
on the part oi te dealers aud inporcr seeds. He
showed also the Necessity oi insiruc;ing the Fouth 80
ur agicn'tuia. coileses IN the means of meuuy ing
npH.tes Ahd the seeds Of weeds and Determining the
vila.li' oi ail seeds which are purchased.
PROFESSOR Mills oN ANIMAL FORMS.
At le conclusion of he speaker. remarks he received
tne thank of t1e society, ex-C1ugrc s.la Gnel, oi
Ior a. ia particular. expressing his iuicrrs whli had
been sail Which aluos; r0pad HIM bis journey from
across The sis-pui Al invitation accepted
the 0f tAe sAow of fat cattle ~ Madison
squire Garden % visit that place 90 body The chair
man announced the .nb-fu ron II lecture hv Prof---
-pr Aiwafcg, of ldie.0wu Conn, u place OF THAT by
Dr. James, or Georl, when beea set down Tor thi-
att rTI0on.
Professor MANLY Vile. then delivered address
The "CHrrcltlon of Animal Form tie sIokr O. the
differences tlut existed bDtf auimai- Of ile
species anu Ol the imporu oi beng anic % drciuc
which l. the hesl for the pr0uc of the great
qlHnuiy OF best quality ~ v1atevrr ~ rrxuirrd.
whether 81 work. uf meat uf wool. There
mcthOds Of determining value Of
ock; by tnclr ancr- -trv hnd DY tnelr form.
The law OF the correlation Of form rNat
where one recuury is observed 10 Is always accom-
p1uled by another pond ug p,cuiariiv. For
stin 'c tie smooth rfeth OF cAmiverOus animals are
avay. accompanied ny jaws working vertically aud the
rough tcetl OF rulinlu,s bv Jaws having lnirral
ton. / M ras-prutucg cattle too, great length iudi
Gates BAD eediug quantities.. ANA 700 great dept, In
clinatinn To deyeioie too much IA. \ perfect
meaproducer must oe the mean In al rrspect-. with
"ui too much deg'ioDmaut in any one direction the
lecturer us ra eG Il- ouIn.Ons a- to 90 formed "A
perfect animal 10y number OF Illustrations from the
camera.
There viii be three sessions ~ the society to-day, and
addresses Will be delivered BE- Dr. A. Hcsth and 4.
W Dickinson ol NcW-YoIk; Professor &. Y Riley, ol
Washington: Professor Aiwalcr. Connecticut, aud
Dr. LOrIng. or Massachusetts.
The EXHIBITION OF CHRISTMAS CATTLE.
The exhibition of " Christmas cattle " was
continued yesterday the Madison square Garden ana
visited by large number of persons. a gentleman