Porto Bico. — Cane diseased by Melamconium sacchari was sent 

 from Porto Rico to the United States Department of Agriculture in 

 "Washington in 1906 ( ?) and was identified by the writer. Tower 

 (36) reported the fungus present especially on the south side of 

 the Island. Fawcett (16) the following year reported it, stating 

 that it was very common on the east end of the Island. In the 

 report of the writer (23) for 1910-1911 the fungus is said to be 

 prevalent all over the Island. 



Barbados. — Bovell (2) reported in 1895 in regard to the rind 

 fungus that ' ' in many instances so badly has the disease attacked 

 the canes that instead of an acre giving from two to three hogsheads 

 of sugar it will require many acres to give one hogshead."' 



South (33) in 1909-1910 rei)orted this fungus as always present 

 on dead canes which are dry. 



British Guiana. — Harrison and Jenman (18) stated that until 

 early in 1894 the canes in British Guiana appeared to be quite free 

 from fungoid disease, although the fungus Trichosphaeria sacchari 

 could be found in greater or less abundance on dead canes and on 

 the dead parts of dying canes in probably every field in the colony, 

 but in February, 1894, they noticed that several varieties of seed- 

 lings were affected with rind fungus. Specimens of this fungus on 

 cane were received from botli Demerara and Essequibo. 



Other English Colonies, in the West Indies. — Prof. Harrison 

 (1. c.) visited Trinidad, St. Vincent, Barbados, Antigua, Grenada, 

 and Carriacou and found the rind fungus present in all of them. 

 South (1. c.) reported, as follows: 



St. Vincent. — The rind fungus occurred to a considerable extent, 

 but chiefly in fields of the Bourbon variety of cane. 



Antigua. — The fungus was not prevalent, but cases were somewhat 

 more frequent than formerly. It was often noticed in fields badly 

 attacked by root disease. 



St. Kitts. — It was not observed to any extent. 

 Nevis. — It was observed on some estates. Seedling cane B147 

 was always more subject to attacks than any other variety. 



Argentine. — Engler and Prantl (13) record Melancouuim sac- 

 chari IMassee on cane in Argentine. 



Mauritius. — Prillieux and Delacroix (31) record the fungus in 

 Mauritius. In an article entitled La Maladie de la Canne in La 

 Sucrerie Indigcnie et Coloniale, pp. 361-363, Vol. VII, 2d semester, 

 1894, is correspondence between Thistle-Dyer, of Kew, and AI. W. 

 Scott, of Mauritius, and discussion of the rind disease caused by 



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