4 Department Circular 303, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



organisms of red-rot (Colletotrichum falcatum) and the rind dis- 

 ease (Melanconium sacchari). It seems apparent that without 

 further investigations it must be considered unsafe to subject to the 

 hot-water treatment (30 minutes at 50° C.) cane that has sprouted 

 extensively during winter storage, or if such cane is subjected to the 

 hot-water treatment it may be necessary to plant much thicker in 

 order to secure a normal stand. 





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