. Descriptive catalogue of a choice collection of vegetable, agricultural and flower seeds, gladiolus, lilies, and other summer flowering bulbs. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs. EGYPTIAN, KAST INDIAN OK PEARL MILLETT (/ Tliis new Millet is quite distinct fmni all other species, and is without doubt (Icstincd to take a place in the front rank of valuable! lonige plants. Sown in light sandy soil, the plants at tirst appear feeble, resembling broom corn; but when a few I inches above ground they begin to tiller, and new shoots
. Descriptive catalogue of a choice collection of vegetable, agricultural and flower seeds, gladiolus, lilies, and other summer flowering bulbs. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs. EGYPTIAN, KAST INDIAN OK PEARL MILLETT (/ Tliis new Millet is quite distinct fmni all other species, and is without doubt (Icstincd to take a place in the front rank of valuable! lonige plants. Sown in light sandy soil, the plants at tirst appear feeble, resembling broom corn; but when a few I inches above ground they begin to tiller, and new shoots appear very rapidly from tl»e original root until they number a half dozen to a dozen or more. The stems at first are nearly prostrate, but when about two feet long they begin to assume an up- right position, reaching a hight of eight to ten feet, not differing in color or substance from our com- mon Indian corn. In fact it is one of the most "leafy" plants we have ever met in the great fam- ily to which it belongs. When the stems have reached nearly their full higlit, the seed or tlower spikes up[ie:ir at the summit. As soon as the first or principal liower spike appears, the stems throw out lateral branches from every joint, these in turn producing leaves and flower spikes. When culti- vated for fodder the seed should be *lropped in drills, and given plenty of room on account of the peculiar habit of tillering; the fodder is in the best condition for cutting and curing when the stalks are five or six feet high; but, if used for soiling, it might be cut earlier or later, at the convenience of the cultivator; the stumps, sprouting and throw- ing up a new growth, continue to grow until killed by frosts. Cows, horses and other farm stock are exceedingly fond of this kind of Millet, eating it with as much avidity and api)arent relish as they do the green leaves of Indian corn, and we are in- clined to think that it is as fully nutritious. The seed will not mature in the
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