1919.} S VGAR-CANE VABIE TIES d FBOGHOPPEE BLIGHT. 79 



Blight. — Badh- damaged Forres Park (D.F.) Have seen badly 

 damaged (W.H.B.), (J.B.) Badly damaged ratoons Caroni 1912, given 

 up (J.G. Slightly damaged as ratoons "Waterloo 1912 (J.K.j Badly 

 damaged Forres Park 1911 (F.J.M.) Better than others (H.T.C.) Have 

 not seen damaged (J.J.H.), (C.A.F.) 



B. 306. 



Yellow cane not unlike Bourbon. 

 Now out of cultivation. 



Blight. — Have seen badly damaged (G.H. Hill), (C.A.F.) (J.B.) Badly 

 damaged as ratoons Petit Morne 1912 (A.M.M.) Slightly damaged as 

 ratoons Waterloo 1912 (J.K.) Exchange 1912 (A.B.) Badly damaged as 

 ratoons Caroni 1908, 1912 ; given up (.J.G.) 



B. 347. 



A rusty yellow cane. Leaves rather dark and erect. Stem slightly 

 zig-zag. Internodes conve-x, channel slight or absent, bad small and 

 round. 



Known to farmers as " Burks." 



Blight.— B&d\y damaged Forres Park 1912 (F..J.M.). Union Hall 

 1912 (A. R.) Badly damaged plants and ratoons Picton 1912 (J.-J H.), 

 Exchange 1912 (A.B.) Brechin Castle 1912 (.J.W.A.) Caroni 1912 (J.G.) 

 Completely destroyed between beds of " Uba " not so bad Harmony 

 Hall"l917'(C.B.W)) Badly damaged as plants Brechin Castle 1913, 

 then four gooJ ratoons from same field (J.W.A.) Badly damaged 

 Hermitage 1917 (C.B.W.), Union Hall 1918 (G.B.W.) Very badly 

 damaged as plants and first ratoons Caroni 1908 (J.G.) Not so good as 

 D. 109 planted alongside. Reform 1918 (C.B.W.) Root disease bad in 

 old ratoons Hindustan 1918 (C.B.W.) Root disease in farmers canes 

 Keform 1918 (C.B.W.), &c., &c., &c. 



B. 376. 



Reddish green waxy cane with broad leaves rather light in colour. 

 Internodes cylindrical, channel slight or absent. Bud small flat and blunt. 



Blight. — Badly damaged as plants and ratoons Exchange 1912 (A.B.) 

 Badly damaged as ratoons Petit Morne 1912 (A.M.M.) Badly and 

 slightly damaged as ratoons Brechin Castle 1912 (J.W.A.) Have seen 

 badly damaged (G.H. Hill), (W.H.B.) Least resistant variety (D.F.) 

 Least severely attacked St. Augustine 1917 (J. de V.) Given up, suffers 

 badly (J.G.) 



B. 1753. 



A rather narrow yellow cane with light green erect leaves. Inter- 

 nodes cylindrical, channel slight or absent, bud small round and flat. 



'■ Had to give up in St. Kitts because shallow rooted and too easily 

 pulled out by hurricanes (C.F.T.) 



" Fairly good root system, few roots above ground bulk of roots down 

 to seven inches, large number of roots penetrating below two feet, 

 roots tend to grow downward St. Augustine (J. de V.) 



Blight, — Plants badly damaged, Brechin Castle 1912, one of the least 

 resistant varieties (J.W.A.) Badly damaged Tarouba 1918 (C.B.W.) 

 Damage distinct St. Augustine 1917 (C.B.W.) Given up suffers badly 

 (J.G.) Have not seen damaged (J.J.H.), (C.A.F,) 



