IMPROVEMENT OF THE SUGAR CANE. g! 
tion have always been grown in such a manner that the 
yields per acte and the compositions have been ascer- 
tained. 
In addition, in this Colony, MR. IENMAN set himself the 
task of reducing to some order the state of confusion 
which then prevailed and which still in most cane grow- 
ing countries charaCterises the nomenclature of varieties 
of canes. This has been done so successfully that r20 so- 
called varieties received at the Botanic Gardens have been 
gradually resolved into forty-two a€tual varieties. Un- 
fortunately. a similar course has not been adopted in the 
other English sugar producing colonies. In Louisiana, 
however, attempts have been made by DR. STUBBS with 
some success to elucidate the synonyms of varieties of 
canes in use in different countries. The synonyms of 
the more important varieties as determined at the Botani- 
cal Gardens or in Louisiana are as follows :— 
Bourbon.—Otaheite, Loucier, Portier, Lahaina, Bam- 
boo ti., China ii., Colony Cane, Cuban. 
White Transparent.—Caledonian Queen, Mamuri, 
Rappoe, Hope, Light Java, Cheribon, Crystallina, Rose 
Bamboo, Blue Cane, Light Purple. 
Purple Transparent.—Black Java, Louisiana Purple, 
Meera, Blue Cane, Dark Purple, Queensland Creole. 
Red Ribbon—Mexican Striped, Batavian Striped, 
Louisiana Striped, Seete, Striped Singapore. 
Green Ribbon.— Malay, Brisbane, Green Rose Ribbon, 
White Striped Bourbon. 
Po-a-ole.—Altamattie, Purple Mauritius, Cavengerie, 
Giant Claret. | 
Mani.—Norman. | 
The yields of the varieties have been determined 
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