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5. As the slips grow they send out other shoots, 
thus forming a clump of canes; and, as in the 
corn or bamboo, long and narrow leaves sheathe 
round the stems. 
6, Spring and autumn are the best times for 
Sugar-cane. 
planting, and the canes grow so fast that in little 
more than a year they are from 6 to 10 feet 
high, and ready for cutting. When about a year 
old, they throw out shoots bearing tufts of blos- 
soms. So soft and downy are these blossoms that 
pillows are sometimes stuffed with them. 
