. Bulletin. Agriculture. 30 HISTORY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SORGHUM. have grown in various countries. From these varieties have descended most of the sorgos now grown in the United States. With these two importations was inaugurated a long series of thorough and expensive experiments in making sugar and alcohol from sorghum, which c ontinued without interruption for thirty years. During the progress of similar work in America, large quan- tities of the seed of our leading sac- ch a rine varieties were sent from here to Spain and other parts of southern Europe. Neither these nor Mr. Wray's original
. Bulletin. Agriculture. 30 HISTORY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SORGHUM. have grown in various countries. From these varieties have descended most of the sorgos now grown in the United States. With these two importations was inaugurated a long series of thorough and expensive experiments in making sugar and alcohol from sorghum, which c ontinued without interruption for thirty years. During the progress of similar work in America, large quan- tities of the seed of our leading sac- ch a rine varieties were sent from here to Spain and other parts of southern Europe. Neither these nor Mr. Wray's original importations seem to have persisted there in cultivation as pure varieties. At the present time few varieties are to be found in Europe, and these are usually very badly raixe d. A rather large, some- what saccharine variety, with spike- lets m uch as i n Gooseneck sorgo, but wTith a compact, ob- ovate, erect, black head, is found in Germany, France, and Austria. It is 14.—Head of Holcus niger, after Arduino, 1786. quite different from any variety now grown in the United States and is probably a rem- nant of the importation from Natal. Some Amber and Orange sor- ghum can still be found in France and Spain. It is probable that the blood of a number of the different saccharine varieties is mingled in the variable and often worthless hybrids now found in southern Europe. 175. 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington : G. P. O.
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