. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 230 BULLETIN 772, V. S. DEPARTMENT OF 3 mm. long. It is com- monly cultivated in tropi- cal America for forage and has been introduced for this purpose in Flor- ida and southern Texas and also into the Tropics of the Old World. In Porto Eico it is called malojilla. This species has been incorrectly re- ferred to P. molle Swartz. A field of Para grass soon becomes a tangle of stolons and the decumbent bases of the stems, and for best results it must be renewed by plowing or disking. Panicimi Tnaximum Jacq.
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 230 BULLETIN 772, V. S. DEPARTMENT OF 3 mm. long. It is com- monly cultivated in tropi- cal America for forage and has been introduced for this purpose in Flor- ida and southern Texas and also into the Tropics of the Old World. In Porto Eico it is called malojilla. This species has been incorrectly re- ferred to P. molle Swartz. A field of Para grass soon becomes a tangle of stolons and the decumbent bases of the stems, and for best results it must be renewed by plowing or disking. Panicimi Tnaximum Jacq., guinea grass, is a perennial erect bunch-gi'ass, 4 to 6 feet tall, with open spreading panicles of elliptic spikelets about 3 mm. long, the fruit rugose. This is a native of Africa, introduced into tropical America, where it is cultivated for forage, fur- nishing pasture and green feed. It is said to have been introduced into Ja- maica from west tropical Africa in 17T4. These two species, Para grass and guinea grass are the only grasses that are ex- tensively cultivated for forage in tropi- cal America. Panioum miliaceum L., proso millet, broom-corn millet, hog millet, an erect annual 2 to 3 feet tall, with a drooping panicle, is cultivated in Europe for the seed, which is used for food. It is sparingly cultivated in this country for forage. Fig. 138.—Panicum dichoto- mum. Plant, X i ; two views of spikelet and fertile floret, 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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