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Plat No. 7 ( Collier's}. Derived from the second best single cane selected from Calumet 

 Plat No. 22, 1890, cut on its one hundred and twenty-third day. Juice analysis of this 

 cane, serial No. 414, 1890: Sucrose, 17.15, purity, 80.93. Best single stalk of derivate 

 plat, serial No. 226, 1891, cut on its one hundred and fifty -first day: Sucrose, 18.95 ; 

 purity, 83.59 ; glucose, .57 ; norisugars, 3.15. Panicles fully out by the one hundred and 

 thirteenth day ; seed brittle by the one hundred and forty-seventh day. Very slen- 

 der canes, remarkably scanty in seed production ; 40 per cent stand attained. 



Plat No. 9 (Link's Hybrid). Derived from the best of two single seed heads grown 

 at Sterling, Kans., in 1890, and received from Mr. A. A. Denton. Juice analysis of 

 the parent cane, labeled "Lot No. 59, serial No. 12041, 1890 :" Sucrose, 17.10; purity, 

 79.90. Best single stalk of derivate plat, serial No. 135, 1891, cut on the one hundred and 

 forty-seventh day : Sucrose, 18.00; purity, 89.78; glucose, .78;nousugars, 1.27. Many 

 panicles out by the one hundred and twentieth day, but development was not reg- 

 ular, and as many canes had at that date no indication of heading. Seed for the 

 most part hard by the one hundred and forty-seventh day. A very poor stand of 

 rather slim canes. Fewer offshoots than the older (Calumet) stock. 



Plat No. 11 ( Ubehlana). Derived from the best single cane selected from Calumet 

 Plat No. 18, 1890. Juice analysis of this cane, serial No. 227, 1890, cut on the one 

 hundred and thirty-fourth day: Sucrose, 14.60; purity, 73.18. Best single stalk of 

 derivate plat, serial No. 504, 1891, cut on its one hundred and sixty-eighth day : Su- 

 crose, 17.55 ; purity, 77.48 ; glucose, 1.50 ; nousugars, 3.60. Panicles fully out by the one 

 hundred and twenty-fifth day ; seed hard by the one hundred and fifty -fifth day. 

 This plat was nearly destroyed by the cold weather at the beginning of the season, 

 and was very gappy and irregular. Such canes as survived maintained the previous 

 record of the variety for large size and abundant yield of juice. 



Plat No. 13 (Improved Orange). No seed germinated. 



Plat No. 15 (Planter's Friend). Derived from the best single cane selected from 

 Calumet Plat, No. 17, 1890. Juice analysis of this cane, serial No. 269, 1890, cut on 

 its one hundred and thirty-seventh day: Sucrose, 17.00; purity, 78.63. Best single 

 stalk of derivate plat, serial No. 363, 1891, cut on its one hundred and fifty-eighth 

 day: Sucrose, 20.10; purity, 81.44; glucose, .92; nonsugars, 3.66. Panicles all fully 

 out by the one hundred and twentieth day ; seed hard by the one hundred and forty- 

 eighth day. A moderately good stand was secured in this plat; canes of only fair 

 size. 



Plat No. 17 (Late Orange). Derived from the second best single cane selected 

 from Calumet Plat No. 6, 1880. Juice analysis of this cane, serial No. 3, 1890, cut on 

 its one hundred and twenty-first day : Sucrose, 16.25; purity, 79.58. Best single stalk 

 of derivate plat, serial No. 440, 1891, cut on its one hundred and sixty-fourth day: 

 Sucrose, 18.50; purity, 82.92; glucose, 1.22; nonsugars, 2.58. Panicles out by the 

 one hundred and thirteenth day ; seed hardening by the one hundred and forty-fifth ; 

 a good stand of vigorous canes. Noted, however, with Plat No. 18, also Late Orange, 

 as the only canes seriously affected with "red disease" this season. 



Plat No. 19 (Colman Cane). No canes came up. 



Plat No 21 (Sterling, Kans., Lot No. 161, 1890). Derived from the best of two sin- 

 gle heads grown at Sterling in 1890, and received from Mr. A. A. Denton. Juice 

 analysis of parent cane, serial No. 10050, Sterling, 1890: Sucrose, 16.95; purity, 79.30. 

 Best single stalk of derivate plat, serial No. 179, 1891, cut on its one hundred and 

 forty-ninth day : Sucrose, 17.50; purity, 81.13; glucose, .53; iionsugars, 3.54. Pani- 

 cles fully out by the one hundred and thirteenth day ; seed hard about one hundred 

 and thirty-fifth day. The canes of this plat and of Plat No. 22 (same variety) were 

 very deficient in seed-producing power, the primary panicles being almost or quite 

 barren. A very good stand was grown in this plat, but the canes were exceedingly 

 slender and developed axillary panicles profusely, each cane bearing from three to 

 four of them as early as the one hundred and twentieth day; not a satisfactory 

 variety in any respect. 



