...author was unable to secure a single seed, none having ripened. The author concludes as follows : — In favourable seasons the collection of the juice...juice. This process they repeat six or seven times a day, each time a new cut being made a little lower down the stalk. The period of collection generally...

...middle of July, but the collection is more commonly begun in August, when the plants are three to five feet high, with thick, succulent stalks, and the flower-buds just appearing. The collectors cut the head of each stalk, and scrape the flow of juice into their vessels — one person cutting...

...flowers are just appearing, and is continued for six or eight weeks (until the latter part of September). The collectors proceed over the field, cutting the head of each stalk and scraping the juice into their vessels, one person who cuts being followed by two who collect the juice. This process...

...July, but it more commonly is the beginning of August before anything is done. The plants are then from 3 to 5 feet high, with thick succulent stalks, and...juice. This process they repeat six or seven times a day, each time a new cut being made a little lower down the stalk. The period of collection generally...