CANE SUGAR. 



Of the seedling canes that have become prominent there may be 

 mentioned 



Demerara Canes. Referred to under the initial D. 



D. 74. Stalk: Pale green, erect, stout, medium length of joint. Leaf: 

 Broad, light green. Arrows profusely and matures early. 



D. 95. Stalk : Dark purple, erect, average girth and length of joint. 

 Eye* : Prominent and inclined to sprout. Leaf; Light green, narrow, erect. 

 Arrows profusely and matures early. 



. The above two canes are historical, as they were the two first sent out by 

 Harrison. In Demerara they have proved of no merit, but their habit of early 

 maturity has made them canes of value in Louisiana. 



D. 78. Stalk: Greenish red, erect. Leaf: Dark green. Arrows sparsely. 



D. 109. Stalk: Dark purple, erect. Leaf: Dark green, narrow. This 

 cane possesses in a marked degree the property of ' going back 'that is to 

 say, it is very atavistic and in second and third ratoons degenerates into a 

 reed-like growth. 



D. 145. Stalk: Greenish purple, erect, stout, very brittle. Eyes: 

 prominent. Arrows sparsely. 



D. 625. Stalk: Erect, yellow, stout. Leaf: Light green. Eyes : 

 Small. One of the most successful of the Demerara canes. 



D. 1135. Stalk: Erect, red, of small girth. Leaf: Light green. Eyes: 

 Prominent. Yery large number of canes in a stool. This cane is not largely 

 grown in Demerara, but on introduction to Hawaii has shown signs of being 

 of great merit. 



Barbados Canes. Referred to by the initial B. 



B. 109. Stalk : Erect, yellowish green, stout, joints of average length. 

 Leaf: Dark green, separating easily from the stalk when dry. Arrows 

 sparsely. 



B. 147. Stalk: Yellow, recumbent, average girth and very long jointed, 

 with a well marked channel. Leaf: Broad, dark green, adherent. Arrows 

 sparsely. 



This cane when first established received much ill-advised advertisement, 

 and though of great merit has consequently suffered by comparison. 



B. 208. Stalk: Erect, green, with peculiar swellings at many nodes. 

 Leaf: Yertical, dark green. Eye: Prominent, inclining to sprout. This cane 

 is extraordinarily subject to environment, in some places being of great merit 

 and in others valueless ; it is unsuited for heavy clays, is of great saccharine 

 strength and is reputed to be drought-resisting ; it is also subject to variation. 



B. 306. Stalk : Erect, yellow, long jointed. Leaf: Broad, dark green, 

 separating readily. Eye : Small. Arrows sparsely. 



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