1919.\ SUGAR-CANE VARIETIES d- FEOGHOPPEB BLIGHT. 77 



D. 790. 

 Only one record. 



Blight. — Nineteen acres of plants slightl}' attacked at Caroni in 

 1912 (J.G.) 



D. 1082. 

 Onlj' one record. 



Blight. — Thirtv-one acres of plants badly damaged at Caroni 1912 

 (J.G.) 



D. 216S. 



Stout dark red-brown to yellowish-brown rnsty cane. Very waxy. 

 Leaves broad, stem slightly zig-zag. Intemodes cylindrical waxy 

 throughout, slight furrow. Bud rather large broad fiat blunt. 



' Fair root system, bulk of roots down to six inches, few roots 

 penetrate below 17 inches; roots tend to spread laterally' ; large number 

 of secondary roots on surface roots St. Augustine 1917 ' (J. de V.) 



Bliglit. —\ery severe, badly damaged St. Augustine 1917 (J.deV.) 

 Root disease fairly bad St. Augustine i917 (C.B.W.) Always gets root 

 disease (L.B.) Twelve acres of plants badly damaged, Caroni 1912 (J.G.) 

 Slightly damaged at Brechin Castle (J. A.) No visible damage St. 

 Augustine 1918 (C.B.W.) 



Leaf Disease. — Much eye spot {Leptosphoiria) between D. 50-1 and 

 D. 145 both almost free St. Augustine 1919 (C.B.W.) 



D. 3956. 



A somev\hat stout, yellow cane. Leaves rather broad and erect, 

 Intemodes cylindrical or sHghtly convex, channel slight or absent. Bui 

 not large, round, slightl}' pointed. 



Blight.— •SYighily damaged at Brechin Castle (J.W.A.) Slio-ht root 

 fungus St. Augustine 1918 (C.B.W,) 



Leaf Diseasc.— Tlhisi variety during 1917 and ]918 suffered at St. 

 Augustine from an unknown disease causing a mottling of the leaves 

 with pale semi-translucent yellowish green spots. The varieties D. 366 

 and I). 145 on either side were practically free from this condition 

 (C.B.W.) 



D. 4397. 



Closely resembles Bourlo i. 



Seedling from Bourbon, raiie 1 in 1897. 



5/z>//i.— Slightly damaged (T.W.A.) B idly damagid as plants at 

 Caroni 1912 (J.G.) & i i. 



D. 4805. 



Thin yellow cane wilh red patches, upright. LiteraoJes cvlindrical. 

 Buds small, rounded and pro.ninent. 



Only one recorl. 



£^■r//(^'. --Seventeen acres of plants damaged at Caroni in 1912 (J.G.) 



