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BOURBON. 



A stout long-jointed yellowish green cane. Leaves somewhat dark 

 and broad. Internodes cylindrical, no channel. Bud rather large round 

 pointed. Shallow rooted with a tendency to trail. 



One of the oldest varieties, introduced from Otaheite in the eighteenth 

 century. Began to " break up " owing apparently to fungus diseases 

 at the end of the nineteenth century and has since then been almost 

 ■entirely replaced by seedhngs. 



Blight.— BsAly damaged, Craignish 1918 (C.B.W.), Caroni 1908 (.T.G.) 

 Badly damaged as plants and ratoons Woodford Lodge 1912 (P. de V.) 

 10 acres badlj- damaged Harmony Hall 1912 (W.H.B.) Generally worse 

 than the others (G. H. Hill). Have seen badly damaged (.J .R.F., J.K., J.B., 

 M.M.) Have seen badly damaged but stands attack about as well as any 

 (J.G.) Slightly damaged Forres Park 1912 (F..J.M.) Slight damage St. 

 Augustine 1917 (C.B.W.) Slightly damaged Caroni 1912 (J.G.) Not 

 damaged Plein Palais 1912 (A. D.L.), Friendship 1912 (T.McP.) Has more 

 resistance than B. 156 (G.L.) Resistant variety (D.F.) Less severely 

 damaged St. Augustine 1917 (C.B.W.), «&c. 



BADILLA OR NEW GUINEA No. 15. 



A very stout, dark purple cane with broad dark leaves, wax ring 

 below node distinct. Internode short convex, no channel, bud rather 

 small broad and blunt. The resulting cane is short but very hard and 

 heavy. Difficult to mill except in large mills. 



Very good root system, few roots above the ground, bulk of roots 

 down to nine inches, manj' roots penetrate below two feet. General 

 growth of roots decidedly downwards. St. Augustine (J.deV.) Introduced 

 from Queensland in 1909, and hence sometimes called " Queensland " 

 cane in Trinidad. 



Blight. — Have seen badly damaged even as plant canes, does not 

 suit our soil, Carojii (J.G.) Slightly damaged Brechin Castle (J.W.A.) 

 Slightly damaged Waterloo (J.K.) Have not seen damage (D.F., J.J.H., 

 J.R.F., C.A.F.) Generally better than the others (J.B.) Resists 

 froghopper attack better than any other variety. Planting round edge 

 of other varieties to protect, Woodford Lodge (P. de V.) Least severely 

 attacked. St. Augustine 1917 (J. de V.) Damage very slight St. 

 Augustine 1917 (C.B.W.) No visible damage St. Aiigustine 1918 (C.B.W.). 



Probably the most resistant variety but not generally liked by the 

 factories. 



UBA. 



A thin, reed like, yellow^ to yellowdsh green cane with long thin 

 rather pale upright leaves. Internodes parallel sided, relatively long, 

 no channel, bud rather large round pointed. Said to be deep rooted. 

 The cane is very hard with large fibie contents and difficult to mill in 

 small mills. 



Introduced from South Africa. 



BlighL^H-axe seen badly damaged (C.A.F.) Have seen badly and 

 slightly damaged but recovers better than any (W.H.B.) Damaged at 

 Harmony Hall m 1917 but much better than B. 347 alongside (C.B.W.) 

 Have not seen damaged (J. J.H., J. R.F.) Have seen slightly damaged 

 (G.H.Hill) Now used on Usine Ste. Madeleine for planting on poor 

 soils where other canes will not grow. Suffers but little from root 

 fungi (C.B.W.) Higher and thicker than B. 6450 of same age alongside, 

 Union Hall 1918 (C.B.W.) 



Another of the more resistant varieties. Goes down in bad j'ears when 

 nothing survives. Unfortunately not considered good from the factory 

 point of view. 



