SUPPLEMENT. 87 
The following is an extract from a letter to the publisher from Gov. 
Hammond, in answer to-a request that he would give his opinion as to 
the value of the different varieties of imphee. 
“ ‘Wasuineton, D. C., January 13th, 1858. 
“ * * * Tthink these seeds well worth distributing. They 
produce a sugar cane at least equal to the sorgho in all respects, and 
some of them are twice the size. I am inclined to think we shall ult- 
imately find several of them (ripening at different periods,) supersed- 
ing the sorgho altogether. 
“T plant sixty acres of the cane this year—of these, four will be 
planted in sorgho, and the remainder in imphee. * * * 
(Signed) “J. A. Hammonp.” 
LETTER FROM HON, BRUTUS J. CLAY. 
“ Paris, Ky., November 23d, 1857. 
“ Dear Sir— 
“| planted imphee on the 23d day of May last. I broke the ground 
twice, and planted the hills three by four feet apart, two and three seeds 
in a hill ; about three fourths of it grew, hence it was rather thin on the 
ground. It did not well mature before frost ; the middle of October. 
“T think the average product of stalk was no more than eight feet. 
They were, however, one third larger than the sorgho, and contained 
much more juice, of a quality very similar to that of the latter. It stood 
up well, large at the bottom and tapers to the top : is not liable to be 
blown down by the wind. 
“The sorgho I planted about the 13thof May. It came up well, 
producing stalks small and slender, ten to twelve feet high, very apt to 
be blewn down by the wind ; but this and the imphee require a little 
more care than corp. 
“Of the two varieties of cane, I, think the imphee will prove the 
most valuable plant; if planted earlier and upon a good soil, with a 
southern exposure, I think it will ripen before frosts. The past season 
has been a bad one for a fair experiment ; even our corn is not yet 
dry enough to grind for bread, it has been so backward and late. 
“Yours, &e. 
“Tsaac A. Henaes, Esq.” “ Brutus J. Cray. 
