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No. \-Z. Largo heads, black and yellowish-white, fine stalks, green plumes with 

 pinkish- white seeds. A cross, probably, between White India and an unknown 

 variety. 



No. 13. Heads largo, one sleek black, the other white red. Probably New Orange 

 and a black-seeded variety ; stalks medium. 



No. 14. Only one kind; black, with red openings, full seeded. 



No. 15. One black, with reddish seeds; the other black, with dull white seed; Hon- 

 duras and unknown variety. 



No. 16. One black, with slightly reddish seed ; the other, largo white heads; both 

 full seeds ; stalks small. 



No. 17. Black, with red seed in one, full headed; the other white seeded, few and 

 loose. 



No. 19. Three varieties, black, white, and variegated ; heads few seeded ; stalks 

 small. 



No. 20. Black, with bright-red seed, few ; stalks small. 



No. 21. Black, with yellow opening; two varieties, one black glumes with pinkish 

 seeds, full headed ; other ashy glumes, closed heads, with few seed. 



No. 2*2. Black, with white seed, bent neck; the other dark, with pinkish seed. 



No. 23. Ked, with yellow openings, one dark, with pinkish seed; the other dark, 

 with white seeds, pinkish blush. 



No. 24. Dark, with pale-yellow openings. One full headed, black glumes with pink- 

 ish seeds; the other dark glumes, closed seed in an indifferent head.. 



No. 25. Dark ; large white opening. One, black glumes with white seed ; the 

 other, black glume with pinkish seed. 



Nos. 26, 27, 28, and 29 are crosses of Honduras on white varieties, with large pre- 

 ponderance of Honduras. 



No. 30. Black, with red openings. One black, with red seed ; the other black, with 

 white seed. 



October 9 a part of the above was cut and diffused, but results in 

 sugar were nil; 8,482 pounds of sorghum were successfully diffused, leav- 

 ing on an average less than .15 per cent, sucrose in chips, but the juice 

 was very dilute and contained a greater quantity of glucose than su 

 crose. After concentration to masse cuite it was left in the hot room 

 for several weeks, with no indication of grain. 



OQ November 15 the late planting of Honduras, Chinese, and Golden 

 Kod were gathered and diffused. The yields per acre were as high for 

 the first two as 20 tons per acre; but the sugar content was very low. 



The following are the analyses : 



Here the process of clarifying in the cell by the use of lime was tried 

 for the first time on sorghum. A much larger quantity of lime was 

 used than was required for cane. Results indicated that with an abun- 

 dance of lime, plenty of heat, and a very fine chip a good clarification 



