144 BOTANY. 



little water added, and the orifice closed up. It is then 

 roasted, and if eaten with a little butter and salt it is most 

 delicious. The Karens select only two varieties of bam- 

 boo for this purpose, and these impart to the rice a sweet 

 delicate flavor. 



Oriza sativa. 



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HOLCUS MILLET. 



A species of millet of the Linnean genus holcus, is often 

 rrrown by the Karens, and occasionally by the Burmese. 

 This is the millet designated in Ezekiel 4 : 9. 



Sorghum vulgar e. 



Holcus Sorghum. 



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PANIC CM MILLET. 



One or more species of millet belonging to the genus 

 panicum, are raised to a limited extent. 

 Panicum. 



SORGHUM MILLET. 



A millet plant is ocasionally seen, which in the United 

 States is called " broom-corn," it being there manufac- 

 tured into brooms. 



Sorghum saccharatum. 



COIX MILLET. 



A species of coix, Job's tears, has large esculent seeds 

 which are parched, like Indian corn in America, and. 

 they are often for sale in the bazars. 

 Coix indical 



