. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 66 siaua and Toxas. The sugar production in Louisiana in 1889 was ,050 pounds. Tlie world's production of cane sugar was then about 3,000,000 tons, more than one-third of wliich was produced by the West Indies. Molasses is a product of sugar cane (the uucrystal]izal)le sugar), and rum is made from molasses. Eefuse caue, from which the juice has been expressed, yields a strong fiber, aud in parts of India is used for torches, etc. No. 216. Savastana odorata (Linn.) Scribu. Vanilla-grass. (Fig. 78.) A rather slender,

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. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 66 siaua and Toxas. The sugar production in Louisiana in 1889 was ,050 pounds. Tlie world's production of cane sugar was then about 3,000,000 tons, more than one-third of wliich was produced by the West Indies. Molasses is a product of sugar cane (the uucrystal]izal)le sugar), and rum is made from molasses. Eefuse caue, from which the juice has been expressed, yields a strong fiber, aud in parts of India is used for torches, etc. No. 216. Savastana odorata (Linn.) Scribu. Vanilla-grass. (Fig. 78.) A rather slender, sweet-scented perennial, 1 to 2 feet high, with short culm leaves and brownish jianicles. Moist meadows aud mountains of tlic Northeastern States, extending Avestward to Oregon. This grass, for its fragrance, has long, creeping rhizomes, from which spring the floweiing culms and numerous. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Agrostology. Washington, D. C. : The Division

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