242 
* Cost per Arroba (321 lbs) in Bahia. 
Paid to cutters (say) - E - 800 
oss in w sight, (s (sjona, water, &e) - - p 
Legitimization before shipment - - 7 
- - 666 
Wages of muleteers — - - - -.-90 
. Packing and labour - - E - 75 
‘Transport to coast town (say) - - 150 
Wear and tear of materials and implements - 35 
Municipal taxes at bag town (ss y) = 40 
Food for animals, corn, &c. - - 100 
Freight to Bahia - 260 
Commission and Yuki 5 eJ. on 2 ,500 - 125 
Milreis 2,468 
* Taking a milreis as worth 27d. this gives 5s. 7d. in Bahia.” 
CXIV.—SEEDLINGS OF SUGAR CANE AT BARBADOS. 
(Saccharum officinarum.) 
In the Kew Bulletin for December 1887 (p. 294), an account was 
given of the occurrence of what were believed to be seedlings of sugar 
cane at the Botanical Station, Dodd’s —: Barbado 
Hitherto, the sugar cane under cultivation has s rely produced 
mature seed that it was ers believed that it had penes lost the 
power "Po doing so. In a few special instances, what were believed to be 
seedling sugar canes had bon observed at Barbados and elsewhere, but 
in eonnexion with the cultural and chemical experiments so successfully 
carried on by them for some years at Barbados 
Since the publication of the note in the Kew Bulletin, considerable 
ascertained 
the further treatment of the seedling sugar canes at Barbados, and of 
fx that may be found in other sugar producing colonies in the West 
ndies :— : 
* ROYAL GARDENS, Kew, to COLONIAL OFFICE. 
** Sir, Royal Gardens, Kew, 9 August 1889. 
* WirH reference to your fea of the 'Bth December 1885, and 
subsequent correspondence on the subject of the improvement of the 
sugar cane in the West India colonies, I am desired by Mr. Thiselton 
_ Dyer to forward, for the information of the Sec cretary of State, some 
bed ial results which have lately been obtained in furtherance of this 
la gs 
e PN Tt will be within your recollection that in my letter of the 
12th May 1886, extracts from which were circulated by the Colonial 
