The Manchester Show.

Manawatu Herald, 26 August 1897, Page 3

The Manchester Show.

Mr J. G. Wilson in a letter to the Advocats upon the Manchester Show makes the following remarks on the grass exhibits :— All the grasses are shown firßfc as seed and then growing. I was struck with » the fact, however, that none of the grasses had such a vigorous look as they have with as when grown to advantage. Instead of the Foxtail and Timothy having fine long haads, they are short and puny lioking. Cocksfoot, too, was far from what it should be. The smaller fasoues and the poas were, however, laown to prefeotioD, and by their I'iorfc, firm herbage show what valuable grasses they are for pastures. Nearly every Beedsman had ft plot of lawn grass grown from their own especial mixture, and very pretty it looked. But, on enquiry, one finds it is mostly the poas and fine leaved sheep fescue with crested dogstail mixed. We can grow as giod seed as they can here. Indeed, much of the best seed comes from New Zealand — the meadow foxtail c pecially, and the Eeedsmen admit that it i 9 better in germinating qualities than their own Poa Trividlis is not, so far as I know, yet grown ia New Zealand, but, judging from what I Baw, there is no reason why we should not do a large trade in grass seeds here.