. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . EXPERIMENT STATION. THE GROWING OF SUGAR CANE I3 plant shows any symptoms of ill-health, the pathologists arecalled in to eradicate the disease by scientific treatment. Insect pests and plant diseases are generally brought into acountry through planters sending to other cane-raising coun-tries for new varieties of cane for seeding purposes that theythink may produce more sugar than their own. Great troubleand heavy loss have been occasioned in this way and, as a con-sequence, the United States government has establish
. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . EXPERIMENT STATION. THE GROWING OF SUGAR CANE I3 plant shows any symptoms of ill-health, the pathologists arecalled in to eradicate the disease by scientific treatment. Insect pests and plant diseases are generally brought into acountry through planters sending to other cane-raising coun-tries for new varieties of cane for seeding purposes that theythink may produce more sugar than their own. Great troubleand heavy loss have been occasioned in this way and, as a con-sequence, the United States government has established a strictquarantine, allowing plant life to be landed only after rigid ex-amination and when it is clear that no danger exists. Another example of the work of the entomologists may be ofinterest: During the visit of a well-known Hawaiian to Mexico manyyears ago, his attention was attracted by a beautiful shrub thathe thought would make a splendid hedge around his home. Itgrew about five feet in height and its foliage was of a richgreen, with a brown, red and yellow flower. The slips hebrou
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