, 1892-03-26

49, 49, NoN Wa 3EN 6NOAS hO
ture of new canes has taken place for gene
Jations, Yet throughout the fields of these
estates no variation has occurred, except
that which Is incidental to growth and cll-
matte conditions (Which Af, ct evt rv carH
alike and one cane still resembles another
as closely rs peas Of Il kind do each other.
Among certain plants, both wild and cuIti-
vailed, we have abundant proof that bntl
variation occurs. the Instances being r,rt III
some cases and moe fr Quent IL rlhplS.
Among other llnt> both Wild Hui vuliivat-
ri We have =" Pl'nl ,ili' il VI nccnl~,
that Is IL The AtI$c W. mr regarding j here.
Tbrah>tt &c at cNi1t hcc j. 10 plo,f that il
H. vrl occUls, OF can h,Ntl "Ccur, in these
pants bur, II Is proof liar il il tie po>Slh =
or does occur il is,a Very rare mHnifrstAtlo
III this last catrl Dry 81 plants our rXpeti-
ence leads us to place the sugar cane, drf.
pitp assertions as to its t ndtucy to bud va-
ration w have head, 81 read OF, t. the
contrary.
On tile present aspect ANA future 10 sihi
IitleS 81 She cAnt's >pnluai fertility The
Report continues
Those unaware how vc.y gradual md
slow the coarse Ct inn rv,mtn in nearly ali
cultivat,dp amt ~ >rl, ctIol ii seminal 6 ii.
ration is. and has lr. u, II who ARE in y
titnt tlat tlty AID tthtIN ut their own cay
and gentitt icn should lcittit ly the dis
Covell that Las hddtd tie sugar cane to the
many ether plants in II hands Of breeders
aud cuitlvatorS Of new types, ask what has
as yet b'en Accomplished This, in the
ground gone over in tins repOIt, we have
fairly summarized Though we think il M.
reasonable OF anAOtp 10 expect much ~ -
time when The threshold OF the pursuit hos
barely been crossed, We have shown that in
the positive iHfoI mutton gained progress Of
importance has bee made. We have dis
covered that lying inherent in the nature OF
the cane are the fundamental conditions &C.
selltlai TO Improvement. This tact is t.
VtaIed III The remarkable tendency to varia.
ton which the Stedlina : display, a tendency
so great as TO reach Il degree Of almost ab.
s0lute diSSOluteuesS. and the evidence in
this variation of both rttIoereSsion aud
progression, which abundantly occurs
amongst them. Reasonable expectations
could rot have desired greater progress in
the time than this revelation affords, and
we feel justified in assuming from the facts
that the improvement which labOur and pa
thence carried over II number of years have
been rewardt d with in other cases, may very
aSSuredly I've looked forwarded to in this. 1t
would certainly be uprising, and no less
disappointing, il intelligent scientific prac-
tice failed IL realise The gradual and slow,
but, eventually, considerable improvement
in the sugar cane, which in numherless other
instances it has unav0ldably, by the necessity
Ofthr laws ofnature ruling in the matter, at.
tanned.
Ana here are the summarized conclusions
to which the Reporters come after their Ella.
botate consideration of the subject
To briefly summarize the principal facts
disclosed in the foregoing pagcs:-The MAORI.
ty ef the known varieties Of came arrow free
Is; several only sparScly q small minority
rarely if at al. All the varieties that arrow
appear to produce fertile seed. but they vary
greatly III the degree OF fertility the indi-
vidual arrows OF any one variety varying III
fertility to the same extent. The cause Of
this variation Is unknown, but is apparently
not due to either size or colour, instances of
the maximum fertility occurring in both
large and small, dark and ] ght-colou ed val
rIetirS. The bulk Of Seeding canes, in
varying degree, are inieli It in sacchariuc
quail y t0th"ir parents, a small number only
being as good and CIV better. III phys cal
qualities while exhibiting TX II me variation
the bulk are perhapsaS good a> h If par, nts
With, in varying degree distinct evid, noes In
colour and form OF inhe tied Affinity; the
minority include some extreme instances Of
variation from the tyl pc, aud ofv ry marked
retrOgreSsiun. This variation IL descent
seems to arise from All inherent tendency
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