. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany . illage. From it is made adark-colored bread, largely used by the peasantry of Aus-tria, Germany, and Russia. In Sweden rj-e is highly valuedas a breadstuff by all classes. 21. Maize is one of the most important of the ease with which it may be grown in almost any climate,and the simple way in which the kernels may be prepared foreating, have made it almost as widely used among the sav-ages of the Old World, as formerly among the AmericanIndians. It is less valued as a human food in Europe thanwith us, but is universally recognized
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany . illage. From it is made adark-colored bread, largely used by the peasantry of Aus-tria, Germany, and Russia. In Sweden rj-e is highly valuedas a breadstuff by all classes. 21. Maize is one of the most important of the ease with which it may be grown in almost any climate,and the simple way in which the kernels may be prepared foreating, have made it almost as widely used among the sav-ages of the Old World, as formerly among the AmericanIndians. It is less valued as a human food in Europe thanwith us, but is universally recognized as one of the very bestfoods for domestic animals, particularly for use in fattening. 22. Rice grows best in hot countries, and as the varietiesmost used require to be submerged for a considerable periodin order to develop properly, their cultivation is restrictedto localities where yearly flooding may be practised. At 26 CEREALS the same time, this pecuharity makes it possible to grow ricewhere no other o;rain will thrive. Enormous quantities are. Fig. 16.—Map of the world showing, by full black, the i)rohahlo nativehome, and by dotted area, the present range in cultivation, of wheat.(Original.)
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