. Textbook of botany. Botany. 314 TEXTBOOK OF BOTANY of the world. The straw of wheat, rye, and rice is used in hat-making, for mats and ropes, for thatching, and in a variety of other ways. With the cereals should be men- tioned the sorghums, numerous varieties of which have been under cultivation for many centuries. The kernels of sor- ghum are used as food for man and for animals; the stalks are used as fodder; and the sweet juice of some varieties is. Fig. 172. — A field of rice. a source of sirup and sugar. Broom corn, whose stem-ends and branched flower-stalks are used in the United Stat
. Textbook of botany. Botany. 314 TEXTBOOK OF BOTANY of the world. The straw of wheat, rye, and rice is used in hat-making, for mats and ropes, for thatching, and in a variety of other ways. With the cereals should be men- tioned the sorghums, numerous varieties of which have been under cultivation for many centuries. The kernels of sor- ghum are used as food for man and for animals; the stalks are used as fodder; and the sweet juice of some varieties is. Fig. 172. — A field of rice. a source of sirup and sugar. Broom corn, whose stem-ends and branched flower-stalks are used in the United States for brushes and brooms, is a variety of sorghum. 333. Other Starch-producing Plants. — Aside from the cereal grains, the most important starchy food is the tuber of the potato. The potato plant is a native of America, probably of South America, but is now cultivated throughout a large part of the civilized world. Starch is extracted on a large scale from many plants by grinding the part of the plant which contains it and then washing \dth water. The. 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 Allen, Charles E. (Charles Elmer), b. 1872; Gilbert, Edward Martinius, joint author. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & co
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