The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-08


the latter there are $50 In all. which
are sown with as many different kinds
Of grasses. The seeds for most Of
these have been obtained from forelyr,
countries, through United States coal
suls. who have responded 20 a circular
sent out by the department Of state re-
questing them 10 send samples. In
fact. they come from all over the world,
and the purpose Of the garden described
Is to make a fairly comprehensive ex-
hibf Of tho grasses o. an lands
Included among the 40 species are
various kinds Of forage plants. The
idea OF this novel exhibit II original
With Prof scrlbner the agrostologis;
recently engaged By the department Of
agriculture. when all Of the plants ars
fully developed. along toward The
autumn. the garden viii be very pretty
to look upon. Tilore will even be BAN
boos. which belong to the family Of
grasses Adjoining the garden "a /.
o. Towards insect-rearlng ostabllsh-
ment. In which bugs Of muitltudiuoui
varieties are bred uader glass The
latter gentleman jocularly threatened
to lei out his bugs % trosse upon Prof
scribner's grasses. not 20 mention the
plants Of different kinds which Prof
Wiley Is culiiyating In the Immediate
vicinity
Prof Wiley has an ontAt Of a very
peculiar sort II consists OF a shed
with a glass roof. out from under which
run a series OF parallel railway tracks
Tor a distance Of about sixty Or seventy
feet. on the rails are miniature Eat
cars. which carry hugh earthen pots
and wooden tubs. In each tub Il a
growing plant. There are a number OF
specimens OF each kind OF plant
potato. pea or what not-each growing
In a different Kind o, soil. The pur-
pose In view Is to md out Just how
much available good Is contained In
various soils. The soils employed have
previously been analysed. The quantity
OF plant food In n soil may not deter
mine rs usefulness for producing crops.
lnesmuch as Il may not be IN such
shape a. 20 be easily absorbed.
Feeding plants Is Ike feeding bablel;
the diet has got 70 be not merely
nutritious. but easily dlgcsilblo Hav-
ing ascerialnea By analysis iusi how
much plant food 90 con,ained 10 each
kind OF soil. Prot Wiley wants 10 know
how much Of Il is asslmnated In The
process Of vegetable growth. TAe solll
experimental with are from an parts
Of the United States and the lniorma-
ton obtained Is expected 20 De Of mnea
uae 10 farmers. The days OF iarmiag
by guosswork have nearly passed hy
and agriculture is scientific pursuit
Tho rails and cars enable Prof Wiie5
20 run bis plants unier shelter whca
20 rains. Rain water contains nitrogen
which. bolng added Ia uudeiermlasl
quantities, would Interfere With th.
. cccuracy OF his experiments. Only lia
titled water Is furnished to the plants
Tho department Of agriculture raise
every year on rs farm many thousand
, OF plants for distribution through mem
hers Of congress and TO applicants gen
, orally. This season Il viii take $500
cuttings OF grapcvincs. compr.sinl
, twenty Ave varieties. OF course. IN
|, grapeylnes we're grown out Of doors
Twenty-Five varieties Of olives will b
, grown under glass for the same pur
pose. 10 be distributed In the south
a OF these. 10000 will be produced. som
varieties being best for oil and other
most suitable for pickles. Out Of door
will be grown thirty varieties Of fg'
n from which. perhaps. 1900 cuttings vii
!. be taken. To the list will BE- added 100
900 strawberry plants Of forty varieties
a also 5000 camphor plants raised fror
: seed. and pineapples. guavas. orange
and lemons Olives and hgs are dli
tributed only south Of North Carolin'
camphOr plants south OF Savannah
, and plneapples In southeastern Florld.
; due regard being had for the cilma'l
n conditions suitable for tharalsIng Z
y these products.