Dh^BCKIPTION 0¥ PLATE XXI. 



;<aixhanim uponkineum. seedlings. 'I'iie upper iigure sl.uvvs <vl■<>\vin,^ set 

 nlantfi fioin <?rect and prostrate seedlings, separated in !'.» 1 1-!:?, and grown on. 

 'ilw lower shows u voung pLint of tiie lattei'. The canes in the background 

 !>i the uirper figure are narrow leafed, North indiaii varieties, indicating the 

 extreme narrowness of the leaves of iSaccharum sporduneam. 



