JAMAICA. 



BULLETIN 



OP THE 



BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT. 



N6W Series.] APRIL, 1898. „ " " ■ 



■' Part 4. 



REPORT ON SUGAR CANES. 



By J. Shore. 

 I. 



Canaan Estate, St. James. Canes received from Public Gardens, 

 and planted with some Creole canes on 16th. December, 1896 ; cut 16th 

 March, 1898. 





<o 



iJs. Juice per 

 Ton. 



ircentage Ex- 

 traction. 



33 



'3 d 



Return 

 per Acre. 





Name of Cane. 



•ns Cane p 

 Acre. 



avity of J 

 " Arnabok 



it. Sugar. 



,11s. Rum. 



Remarks. 





o 

 H 



o 





f-i - 



O 



cs 

 CD 





No. 49 



34 



144 



71 



21 



34 



128 



Grew fairly erect — hardy. 



Po-a-ole 



35^ 



142 



70 



21 



35i 



132 



do. do. do. 



Tsimbic 



29 



136 



67 



22 



28i 



105 



Lodged very much — many 

 canes lotted and rat-eat- 

 en. 



Caledoniaii Queen 



44^ 



140 



69 



23 



46 



175 



Very erect, strong, stout — 

 very long joints. 



No. 114 



27 



140 



69 



.0 





95 



Many canes rat- eaten and 

 spoilt. 



No. 99 



34 



148 



70 



17 



31 



113 



Fairly erect-strong-likely 

 to ratoon well. 



Creole Plants 



Creole 1st Ratoons 



31 



201 



138 



132 



J 



6S 



65 



J 



26 



28 



35^ 

 31 



178 



155 



C Ordinary black andtrans- 

 < parent canes, usually 

 ( planted on estates here. 



