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No. 5. Imphi-seed of Mr. Brownlee, These seem to be sweeter 

 than the others. 



No. 6. Do. do. The same remark. 



Second Trial. 



1st. Imphi-seed : Three stalks of the same length, well grown, 

 about 8 feet high — very sweet from the base. 

 2nd. Do. do. same remark. 



3rd. Do. do. of Mr. Brownlee, the same as the 



preceding in all respects. 



4th. Do. do. also very sweet. 



5th. Do. do. these appear to be the sweetest of all. 



6th. Do. do. differs little in any respect. 



Trial of M. Ferrier. 



No. 1 . Imphi-seed — the same growth as the foregoing both in 

 height and diameter — tolerably sweet. 



2nd. Do. do. same remark. 



3rd. Do. do. the same remark as for the others. 



4th. Do. do. No saccharine matter was found in 



any portion of these but the plant had not fully arrived at matu- 

 rity. 



5th. Do. do. exactly the same results as the last. 



6th. Imphi-seed : as in the two preceding instances the sap 

 was tasteless without a trace of sugar, but the plants it must be 

 allowed, had not attained their full growth, although the grain 

 was r perfectly formed. ( 



From these experiments, imperfect as they were, it may fairly 

 be concluded that the slight differences observed in the saccharine 

 property of the cane-stalks are due to the greater or less degree 

 of maturity attained in each instance whenever it may be inferred 

 that in this physiological particular, the plants present no appre- 

 ciable difference. 



I have already stated that the vegetation of these plants, al- 

 though the soil in which they were grown was in all respects the 

 same has in every instance been very unequal, that the grains (or 

 corns) from which they were raised were themselves very diverse, 

 that is to say they had not all attained the same complete state of 



