. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany . Fio. 222.—Broom-corn {Andropooon Sorghutn, Grass Family, Gramlneae).A, flowering top of wild form, known as Johnson grass (^4. halepensis)from which broom-corn and the various other cultivated sorghums arebelieved to have been derived. B. flowering toj) of a cultivated form(var. rulonris) which differs from the form for brooms ()main\y in having a more compact flower-cluster. Bcf, B9,staminatc and pistillate .spikelets, enlarged. Z), bract. K, , lodicules. (Rcichenbach.)—Annual 2-3 m. tall; stem solid; flowersconcea
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany . Fio. 222.—Broom-corn {Andropooon Sorghutn, Grass Family, Gramlneae).A, flowering top of wild form, known as Johnson grass (^4. halepensis)from which broom-corn and the various other cultivated sorghums arebelieved to have been derived. B. flowering toj) of a cultivated form(var. rulonris) which differs from the form for brooms ()main\y in having a more compact flower-cluster. Bcf, B9,staminatc and pistillate .spikelets, enlarged. Z), bract. K, , lodicules. (Rcichenbach.)—Annual 2-3 m. tall; stem solid; flowersconcealed by bracts; fruit a grain. Native home, , MediterraneanRegion (?). MIXED FIBERS 237. Fu; 23 I.—Rattans (Cnlamus spp., Palm Family, Palmacea;). Plantsshowing their method of climbing over trees by means of grapplinghooks at the end of the leaves. (Selleny.)—Woody vines sometimesattaining a length of 100 m. or more; leaves dark green above; flowersrosy or greenish; fruit polished. Native home, Tropical Asia and 238 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS Fibers somewhat similar to those of the coconut huslvform a network through the pulp of the sponge cucumber(Fig. 225). These when removed from the ripe fruit form
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