GUADELOUPE AND MARTINIQUE 233 GUADELOUPE 233 MARTINIQUE 234 GUADELOUPE AND MARTINIQUE 236 MEXICO 243 PERU 249 BRAZIL 256 BRITISH GUIANA 264 ARGENTINA 271 FORMOSA 276 JAVA 283 AUSTRALIA 302 MAURITIUS 309 NATAL 317 EGYPT 320 SPAIN 324 INDIA 330 CONCLUSION 338 ILLUSTRATIONS PART I _Growth, Manufacture and Distribution_ REFINED SUGAR, SHOWING FORM OF CRYSTALS Frontispiece SUGAR CANE, SHOWING EYES OR BUDS To face page 4 ROOTS OF SUGAR CANE 6 JUNGLE-LIKE VEGETATION OF CANE FIELD 7 LEAF-HOPPER 10 SUGAR CANE 11 EXPERIMENT STATION 12 PLANTATION SCENE IN HAWAII—LIGHT-COLORED FOLIAGE IS SUGAR CANE 13 STEAM PLOUGH 14 PLANTING CANE 15 IRRIGATION DITCH, SHOWING TUNNEL 16 IRRIGATION DITCH 17 YOUNG SUGAR CANE 18 RIPE SUGAR CANE, SHOWING TASSELS 19 CUTTING CANE 20 LOADING CANE 21 TRAIN-LOAD OF CANE READY FOR THE MILL 22 A MODERN MILL 23 CANE CARRIER AND MECHANICAL UNLOADER 24 ANOTHER TYPE OF CANE UNLOADER 25 TWELVE-ROLLER MILL 26 MODERN CRUSHING PLANT; TWO FIFTEEN-ROLLER MILLS AND CRUSHERS, CAPACITY 105 TONS PER HOUR 27