ADDITIONAL NOTES EELATING TO CERTAIN PORTIONS 

 OF THE TEXT. 



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Loethers Cane. Mr. Prinsen Geerligs has informed the author that, at the 

 outbreak of ' sereh ' in Java the late Dr. Soltwedel introduced canes from all 

 parts of the world in the search for an immune variety ; among those from 

 Mauritius was one, the label attached to which was read ' Loethers,' and after- 

 wards it was surmised that 'Loethers' was a misreading for ' Louzier,' and in 

 the Java literature the expression * Loethers (Louzier}' frequently occurs. Now 

 the cane illustrated by Soltwedel as Loethers bears no resemblance to the Louzier 

 of Mauritius, the Bourbon of Demerara, the Lahaina of Hawaii, or the Otaheite 

 of Cuba, whereas in all these four districts its characteristics are maintained 

 unaltered. In addition, M. Auguste de Vilelle, to whom the author showed the 

 drawing of Loethers in Soltwedel's portfolio of canes, at once recognized the cane 

 as the ' Tamarind ' of Mauritius. Admitting that canes may change their 

 appearance widely under different climatological and soil conditions, the author 

 is yet inclined to believe that the canes as sent must have been mislabelled. The 

 Otaheite cane still remains of so great a value that a knowledge of its identity 

 in all sugar districts is of great importance. 



With regard to the Tibboo teelor cane mentioned on page 29, Mr. Geerligs 

 states that ' teelor = egg ' refers to the appearance of the flower, which in this 

 cane does not develop, but remains a thick mass, resembling a cauliflower ; it is 

 eaten, cooked or pickled by the natives. 



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Tip Canes. The striped and yellow tip canes are very similar to those 

 known in Mauritius as branchu rayee and branchu blanche. 



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TJba Cane. It was not until this book was in the press that the author had 

 an opportunity of examining a specimen of this cane. It is a greenish cane, of 

 slender habit, the diameter of the internodes being about f inch. The internodes r 

 averaging 6 inches, are very long in proportion to girth. The proportion of rind 

 tissue is high, and a well-marked fistula occurs in the centre of the stalk. The 

 nodes are swollen and the eyes are prominent; superficially, the dissimilarity from 

 the Otaheite type of cane is so great as to suggest that on examination a system- 

 atist would separate this cane from the species Saccharum officinarum. A very 

 good idea of the appearance of this cane can be obtained on inspecting the 

 illustration of S. glonggony in Soltwedel's Formen und Farben S. officinarum. 



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Green Manuring-. It should be mentioned that some plants other than the 

 leguminosae have bacterial nodules associated with their roots; it is not known yet 

 whether these plants will have any value as green soilers, and for the present it is 

 the leguminosae alone which need be considered. 



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