456 



BOTANY. 



mwce 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 CAKEX. 



FIG. 343. 



FIG. 344. 



FIG. 342. 



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

 Fig. 342. Male flower. Magnified. 

 Fig. 343. Female flower. Magnified. 

 Fig. 344. Section of seed. Magnified. 



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

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



