. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 236 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS. Fig. 222.—Broom-corn (Andropogon Sorghiun, Grass Family, GramUiew). A, flowering top of wild form, known as Johnson ^Xi\&s {A. halcpensis) from which broom-corn and the various other cnltivated sorghums are believed to have been derived. B, flowering top of a cultivated form (var. vulgaris) wliich differs from tlie form used for brooms (var. technicus)miiin\y in having a more compact flower-cluster. BcT, B9 , staminate and pistillate spikelets, enlarged. D, bract. K, fruit. G, lodicules. (R
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 236 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS. Fig. 222.—Broom-corn (Andropogon Sorghiun, Grass Family, GramUiew). A, flowering top of wild form, known as Johnson ^Xi\&s {A. halcpensis) from which broom-corn and the various other cnltivated sorghums are believed to have been derived. B, flowering top of a cultivated form (var. vulgaris) wliich differs from tlie form used for brooms (var. technicus)miiin\y in having a more compact flower-cluster. BcT, B9 , staminate and pistillate spikelets, enlarged. D, bract. K, fruit. G, lodicules. (Reichenbach.)—Annual 2-3 m. tall; stem solid: flowers concealed V>y bracts; fruit a grain. Native home. Mediterranean Region (?).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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