456 



BOTANY. 



inerce are made. It is cultivated extensively in the Southern United 

 States, Cuba, Brazil, and, in fact, in all warm countries of the world. 



FIGS. 341-4. ILLUSTRATIONS OF CABEX. 



FIG. 342. FIG. 343. FIG. 344. 



Fig. 341. Underground stem, sending up leafy and flowering stems. 

 Fig. 342.-Male flbwer. Magnified. 

 Fig. 343. Female flower. Magnified. 

 Fig. 344.-Section of seed. Magnified. 



It is a curious fact that while the annual production of cane supar in 

 the world is now about 4,000,000,000 pounds, yet five hundred 



