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CANE SUGAR.The Cheribon Canes.— Wray 6 in 1848 describes four canes asBatavian canes; the yellow violet, the purple violet, the transparent or ribboncane, and the Tibboo Batavee of the Straits; the first three only are consideredin this section.As will be pointed out later, the yellow violet and the purple violet caneshave originated, and repeatedly originate, as bud sports from the ribbon cane.These canes have been introduced into nearly all cane-growing districts;the purple variety has been especially grown in Java, where it is known asthe Cheribon or Black Cheribon, in distinction to the White and StripedCheribon canes. In the British West Indies the light-coloured variety hasbeen grown extensively under the name of White Transparent, and the purplevariety as the Purple Transparent; in Cuba the light-coloured variety hasbeen and is extensively grown under the name of Crystallina; also in Hawaii,where it is known as Rose Bamboo. In Mauritius a generation ago the purplevariety there called Belouguet was under extensive cultivation. In Louisianaboth tho purplo and striped varieties form standard canes under the names ofHomo Purplo and Home Ribbon, and in Australia the light and dark-colouredvarieties are also grown under the names of Rappoh and Queensland Creole.In the Java literature the term Cheribon applies almost exclusively tothe dark-coloured variety; this cane was established by Gronsalves as thestandard cane of Java in the middle of the nineteenth century in the face ofgreat opposition, and many references are to be found describing the greatbenefits thus due to Gonsalves. Though this cane was the one whicheventually succumbed to 'sereh' and is now largely replaced by seedlings,it has been the female parent of many of the best of the later varieties.The light-coloured variety shown in Fig. 10* is of rather less diameterthan the Otaheite cane, and is peculiar in having no distinctive colour butbeing very susceptible to environment; Wray's term of yellow violet wellexpresses its colour, and at various stages of growth, yellow, violet, pink andgrey shades of colour appear; the leaves are of a darker shade of green.The dark-coloured variety, Fig. 11,* is of a purple colour and of slenderhabit; the internodes are long in proportion to girth, and the foliage of alighter shade of green.The striped variety, Fig. 12* which it is possible to confuse with theStriped Tanna, is of similar proportions to the light and dark varieties; it isstriped yellow and blood red, the yellow portions having a polished appearance,whence the term 'Transparent' All three of these canes arecharacterized by a longitudinal channel running upwards from the eye.The identity of the Cheribon aud Transparent canes of the West Indies ismade certain beyond reasonable doubt by the following statement due toKrüger. 8 "In Barbados, a little Bourbon is still grown, but the Purple* See Coloured Plates.26