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views were fully confirmed, and us were found at. Dodd's magni- 
.. ficent varieties of canes r aised from which have no sign of be eing 
3 . attacked by the meo eee so eite on St. Augustin, although 
. in a neighbouring estate this same insect was prevalent and producing 
similar results as in Trinidad.” 
“Ihave noticed that the Transparent Cane and the Caledonia Queen 

it would be as w well to nelec and introduce a new variety” 
This report was written by Mr. G. W. Smith, of eme who 
believes that there the beetle follows the attaclis of other insects, but it 
shows that there is a ey that those also depend on the canes 
being constitutionally w 
‘oo much sai porta cannot be attached to these remarks, which may 
go to the root of the whole question, and it is. eatly to be regretted 
that the Trinidad Committee has not dealt with it in their report. ` 
The matter has, however, received attention at a meeting of the com- 
mittee of the Central Agricultural Board in Trinidad, where in the 
discussion of Mr. Hart's views the objection was raised that the canes he 
had referred to as constitutionally weak had been most carefully raised. 
Mr. Hart quite rightly pointed out that the two things 
i y that many of 
c 
ee say, of apples or potatoes, are very liable to diseases or insect 
, apple-canker and the like, and that this liability is not to be 














uch if planters can be induced to 
nsider the possibility of the Mak. being favoured by Aitana 5 
ne 
ss, pat minio of " of me canes, and at the same time to recog- 
2 
13. Is THE APTA DUE TO brocair? 
_ One member of the Trinidad Committee (26) * desires it to be placed 
* on record that he believes the canes, owit g to abnormal conditions of 
a ance of: growt wth does not show this in any marked way, but 
manufacture does." 
| “The blight being right okt fa the West Indies points more to the 
nes having been affected by the unusually hot dry season a year, 
than to its being caused by any local surroundings ” (22, extrac 
its un ge Es this year for the first time, and it can hardly be 
mein stent the sound general health of the. canes 
Me ARE THE CANES SUFFERING FROM FékGoUF DISEASE P 
‘his a point per fe which evidence is dun wanted. 
Mr.. 2 .H. Hart writes (a7):— 


This would unquestionably favour the attack, but the iiis hae not : 
E It is noticeable that the nfembers of the pem. 
in all canes attacked by the beetle Mec om that s 
f a agas 1e prosent perl node), which pef- 


