. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. 2l6 BOTANY OF CROP PLANTS known. The plant has been cultivated in Europe and Asia from the earliest times. CH^TOCHLOA ITALICA (Foxtail MiUets) Stem.—The plants are erect and from 2 to 5 feet tall. The culms are cylin- drical; they may branch near the base, but such branches seldom produce flowers and fruit. Leaf.—The leaf sheaths are open, and smooth or hairy. The ligule is short, thick, and fimbriated; auri- cles are absent. The leaf blades are long, broad, and taper to a sharp point. Inflorescence.—The spikes (Fig. 79)
. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. 2l6 BOTANY OF CROP PLANTS known. The plant has been cultivated in Europe and Asia from the earliest times. CH^TOCHLOA ITALICA (Foxtail MiUets) Stem.—The plants are erect and from 2 to 5 feet tall. The culms are cylin- drical; they may branch near the base, but such branches seldom produce flowers and fruit. Leaf.—The leaf sheaths are open, and smooth or hairy. The ligule is short, thick, and fimbriated; auri- cles are absent. The leaf blades are long, broad, and taper to a sharp point. Inflorescence.—The spikes (Fig. 79) are 4 to 9 inches long, and 3^ to 2 inches thick. The chief axis of the inflorescence and the short side branches are hairy. On the short lateral branches, there occur bristles (Fig. 82) subtending the spikelets. These bristles bear short hairs that point forward. There is evidence that they are abortive branches. It has been noted that varieties apparently without bristles, occasionally bear spikelets with bristles. 1. Ijt glume bristles Fig. 82.—Spikelet of foxtail millet (Chaetochloa italica). X 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 Robbins, Wilfred William, 1884-1952. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston
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