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southern Japan, I have come to the conclusion that the unfavor- 
able conditions are almost wholly climatic, and in this the Station 
people generally agree. While disappointing from the stand- 
point of the investigator seeking better cultural methods, it re- 
vealed marketing possibilities for the Hawaiian product. 
It is interesting to note that everywhere, except at the Experi- 
ment Stations, the cotton is sown thickly broadcast in long nar- 
row beds, the plants standing less than a foot apart in each direc- 
tion. In consequence of this crowding the main stems rarely 
branch and grow no higher than eighteen to twenty-four inches. 
The average number of bolls per plant is about five, and these are 
very small, at least 150 bolls being required to make a pound. 
I saw no insect pests affecting the cotton, but noticed a blemish 
on the foliage, which may be the yellow leaf-blight of the South. 
Anthracnose of the bolls was also observed, accompanied with 
shedding of the immature bolls, which, however, may be caused 
independently of the disease mentioned, as it doubtlessly is in Ha- 
waii. I found rotting of the interior of freshly bursted bolls 
quite common ; the cause is probably excessive dews or showery 
weather at time of ripening. 
Much silk, but very little cotton, is produced in the southern 
provinces, and I devoted my time principally to varieties of rice 
and methods of rice culture. At 'the time of my visit the growth 
of the crop was only about two-thirds complete, and no mature 
stocks were available. In the Canton markets, however, I found 
a half dozen distinct kinds of rice. 
The following data were procured from various reliable 
sources, and were only obtained by careful personal inquiry and 
frequent verification. 
The finest variety of rice grown in China is unquestionably 
the “See Miu” from Tsang Shing district, some seventy miles 
east of Canton. I intended to visit this region, but finding it 
much farther and more difficult to reach than I had expected, I 
gave up the trip as not worth while at a season when no selec- 
tions of grains could be made. The exportation of this rice is 
strictly prohibited, but arrangements were made by which a small 
sample of selected seed was forwarded to this Station upon the 
completion of the harvest. 
In Hongkong, which is an important jobbing center, I later 
found that some twenty varieties of rice were distinguished by 
the trade. From among these I have selected ten varieties as 
having possible value in Hawaii. These are enumerated in the 
list below. The Chinese characters are added as confusion often 
results from romanizing Chinese names, which, as usually ap- 
plied, may mean any one of a dozen different things. 
1. See Mill ( ). A fall variety considered the 
best grown in China. Used especially as a curry rice by for- 
eigners and by wealthy Chinese. Its culture is restricted to the 
