604 BIBLIOGRAPHY 



BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 



MEYER, H. H. B. Select List of references on Sugar, mainly in its Economic 



Aspect. Washington, 1911. 



LIST of the Works in the Congressional Library, Washington, U.S.A. 

 ROTH, H. LING. A Guide to the Literature of Sugar. London, 1890. 



VARIOUS UNCLASSIFIED WORKS. 



CANDOLLE, A. DE. Origines des Plantes cultivees. Paris, 1883. 

 CANTERO, J. G. Los Ingenios. Coleccion des Vistas *de los principales 

 Ingenios en la Isla de Cuba. Habana, 1857. 



The coloured plates give a faithful representation of the art of the time. The 



earliest Rillieux apparatus are shown. 



GRAINGER, T. The Sugar Cane, A Poem. London, 1764. 



Much information and keen observation is contained in this work, considered by 

 Dr. Johnson to be the finest didactic poem in the English language. 



McCuLLOH, R. S. Senatorial document No. 50. Washington, 1848. 



While primarily concerned with a discussion on spirit hydrometers, much inform- 

 ation is afforded on raw and refining operations of the period. 



RAWSON, W. R. Report on the Rainfall of Barbados and its Influence on 



the Sugar crops, 1847-71. London, 1874. 

 RITTER, C. Uber die geographische Verbreitung des Zuckerrohr. Berlin, 



1840. 



A work of much learning and research. 



ROLPH, G. M. Something about Sugar. San Francisco, 1917. 

 An excellent non-technical volume. 



SCHAAR, C. Das Zuckerrohr, seine Heimat, Kultur und Geschichte. Zurich, 



1890. 



UNITED KINGDOM. Abridgments of Specifications for Patents. Classes 

 " Sugar/' " Condensing, Distilling and Evaporating Apparatus," " Cen- 

 trifugals " and " Filters." 



The specifications begin in 1617 and give a picture of the state of, and of the 

 progress in, the industry at any period. The French and U.S. patents not being 

 grouped in classes are less convenient for reference. 



UNITED STATES. Patent Office Report for 1848. 



A very good description of the Louisiana industry and of the introduction of the 

 first Rillieux apparatus is given. This volume also contains some very fine 

 plates illustrative of the anatomy of the cane, and which were prepared by 

 Corda. 



WALTER, H. The Sugar Industry of Mauritius. London, 1913. 



Treats of the correlation between climate and crops as found in Mauritius and is 

 the only work of its class. 



VARIOUS. East India Sugar. Papers respecting the Culture and Manu- 

 facture of Sugar in British India; London, 1824. 



Reports of civilians in the service of the Honourable East India Company, 

 containing much information on native methods and many quotations from earlier 

 authors. 



