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first edition of this book the writer commented on this difference, and sug- 

 gested a quite independent origin of the Indian and South Pacific canes. 

 The difference has also attracted the notice of Barber^', who has discussed 

 it at length, and comes to the conchision that these types of canes are to be 

 separated. 



From the older literature of the cane, the following excerpts may be made : 

 Roxburgh*'^ mentions the Kujooli a purple cane, the Poorea a light-coloured 

 cane, and the Kulloor a white cane grown on swampy land. The two first 

 are illustrated in a report dated 1824, and due to the Hon. East India Co. 

 Drury^^ mentions the following canes as grown in Mysore ; — Restali, Putta- 

 putti, Maracabo, and Cuttaycabo. 



The more modern studies commence with Hadi'", who classifies the Indian 

 canes as they occur in the United Provinces of Agra and Oude into Ukh, 

 Ganna, and Paunda canes. The first class is a very narrow reed-like cane 

 with short internodes, slightly constricted at the node ; within the stalk is a 

 well-defined central fistula. The surface colour may be green, yellow or 

 red, or yellow blotched with red. The leaves are small, narrow, and dark 

 green. These canes are avowedly very close to Sacchanim spontaneum. 

 The one which has become best known outside of India is the Chin or Chunnee 

 cane, used by Kobus as the male parent in his hybridization work in Java. 



The Ganna canes are taller and thicker than those in the Ukh class, 

 have no fistula, and their leaves are longer and broader. Of these canes 

 that which has become most known outside of India is the Uba {q.v.) 



The Paunda canes are the introduced thick tropical canes. One at 

 least, as the Samsara, has travelled as an Indian cane. Mollison and Leather'^ 

 suggest division of Indian canes into five classes. Apparently their A and C 

 classes would correspond with Hadi's Paunda and Ganna canes ; their 

 B and D classes including the yellow and green Ukh canes ; the red Ukh 

 canes forming their E class. 



Barber, '^2 in the most recent work, adopts tentatively five classes for canes 

 strictly indigenous to India. These are (i) Mungo group, containing 24 

 varieties ; (2) Saretha group, with 17 varieties, including therein the Chunnee 

 cane ; (3) Sunnabile group, with 15 varieties ; (4) Pansahi group, with 12 

 varieties, including the Uba cane ; (5) Nargori group, with 12 varieties. 

 The Samsara cane of India is a Paunda cane, which has travelled out again 

 from India as a cane connected therewith. 



Mauritius Canes. — The planters of Mauritius have always been industrious 

 in the introduction of new varieties. Occasionally in the literature the 

 names of canes thus introduced appear, and, as a matter of record, some of 

 these names are given : — Branchu, Chigaca, Boisrouge, Canne morte, Mappou 

 perle, Poudre d'Or, Tamarin, Iscambine. No one of them has ever become 

 important. 



Brazilian Canes. — The canes common in Brazil are described by Sawyer.'^ 

 Many of these canes have also been sent to Argentina and appear in the 

 recent literature of that country. 



The Cay anna or Antiga is evidently the Otaheite cane. 

 The Black cane is believed by Sawyer to be the Cheribon cane. 

 The Imperial is a green and yellow-striped cane. 



The Manteiga, Envernizada. Calvacante, Flor de Cuba, San Pello, are names 

 applied to a butter-coloured cane. 



