. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. introduced into this country ; now well established in the gulf states, where it is looked on as a native 7. Panicum (Latin name for P. Italicum). A large genus of annual or perennial grasses, con- taining probably 500 or 600 species, mostly trop- ical, represented in the United States by about 130 species, particularly abundant in the southeastern states; a few occur as far north as Canada. Spikelets one-flowered, usually awnless, in one- sided spikes or in more or less dift'use panicles; lower glume usually small; upper glume and
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. introduced into this country ; now well established in the gulf states, where it is looked on as a native 7. Panicum (Latin name for P. Italicum). A large genus of annual or perennial grasses, con- taining probably 500 or 600 species, mostly trop- ical, represented in the United States by about 130 species, particularly abundant in the southeastern states; a few occur as far north as Canada. Spikelets one-flowered, usually awnless, in one- sided spikes or in more or less dift'use panicles; lower glume usually small; upper glume and sterile lemma membranaceous, the latter sometimes with stamens ; the fertile lemma and palea indurated. molle, Sw. Para-grass. (Fig. 522.) A rather coarse, reed-like perennial, four to six feet high, with hairy nodes and narrow lax panicles, six to eight inches long; producing extensively creeping woody runners which root at the nodes. Native of South America, where it is culti- vated as a forage grass. It is also cultivated in the West Indies and Mexico and to a limited extent in southern Florida and Texas. naxivuim, Jacq. Guinea- grass. (Fig. 523.) A coarse perennial, growing in dense tufts to the height of as much as ten feet, and pro- ducing creeping rootstocks. Inflorescence a large, loose panicle; lemma transversely wrinkled. Native of tropical Africa, but extensively cul- tivated in tropical America as a forage plant. Somewhat • T7<i -J I i •!! i. Fig. 524. Hog or broonr grown m Florida, but will not ^ ,„„ ^jy^^ , ^,_. withstand frost. This should mm mUiaceum).. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed. New York, The Macmillan company
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