80 TBINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XVIIL 2. 



Leaf Disease. — Leaves flecked with semi-transparent pale yellow 

 spots St. Augustine December, 1918 (C.B.W.) 



B. 3390. 



A yellow upright cane. Leaves erect. laternodes long and cylindri- 

 cal, channel slight or distinct. Buds small flat pointed. 



Blight.— Ba,d\y damaged St. Augustine 1917 (C.B.W.) Slightly 

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

 seen badly damaged (C.A.F.) 



B. 3405. 



Greenish yellow cane, upright, buds prominent and easily broken off. 

 No longer in cultivation 



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

 Slightly damaged as plants and ratoons Waterloo 1912 (J.K.) 



B. 3412. 



A yellowish green cane. Leaves normal. Internodes cylindrical, 

 rather long. Distinct wax ring below node, no channel. Bud flat 

 rounded. 



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

 roots down to six inches ; very few below eighteen inches, roots tend to 

 grow downward, St. Augustine (J. de V.) 



i?%7iif.— Badly damaged as ratoons Exchange 1912 (A.B) Slightly 

 damaged as ratoons Waterloo 1912 (.T.K.I Damage distinct, St. Augustine 

 1917 (C.B.W.) llullv damaged Orange Grove 1917 (C.B.W.) Have seen 

 badly damaged (W.H. 13.) Have seen slightly damaged (C.A.F.) 



B. 8922. 



A tall rather erect yellow cane ; leaves upright not broad. Internodes 

 cylindrical, no channel. Bud round, slightly pointed ; base of leaves 

 with irritating hairs. 



Blight.— Badly damaged at Forres Park (D.F.) No visible dunxge 

 St. Augustine 19 is (C.B.W.) 



B. 6308. 



A yellow cane, leaves rather narrow. latjrio.les cylindrical, na 

 channel. Buds small and rounded. 



" Fair root system, a good many roots above ground, bulk of roots 

 down to eight inches, very few roots below two feet, roots tend genercUly 

 to spread laterally, St. Augustine ( J. de V.) 



iJZiV//(^ - Slightly damaged Brechin Caitie (J.W.A.) Not dimaged 

 Forres" Park (D.F.^ Distinctly damaged St. Augustine 1917 (C.IJ.W.) 

 No visible damage St. AugusLino 191b (C.Ij.W.) 



B. 6450. 



A yellow cane with dark leives. Internodes slightly convex, channel 

 slight or absent. Bud large and pjintad. 



