106 VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS 
Fic. 114.—Sugar-cane (Saccharum officinarum, Grass Family, Graminee@). 
Plant in flower. A, part of spike, showing long silky hairs. B, spikelet 
detached. C, flower, showing stamens, pistil and lodicules at the base. 
(Bentley and Trimen.)—Perennial, attaining a height of 4 m.; stem 
variously colored, 2-5 em. thick. 
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