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Amongst other Paspalums for fodder may be mentioned (see 

 K.B. 1894, Trop. Fodder-Gr.) " Sour Grass " (Jamaica), "Green 

 Grass " (Singapore) (P. conjugation, Berg.) 1 to 2 ft. high, found 

 in Tropical America, Africa, Ceylon, East Indies, &c. " Silt 

 Grass/ 5 "Water Couch" (P. aistichum, Linn.) of Tropical 

 America, Australia, &c, "Ditch Millet" or " Kodo Millet *' 

 (P. scrobiculatum, Linn.) of India and other tropical parts of 

 the East; recommended for pasture and hay, but said to be mon 

 or less poisonous to animals at the time of ripening. 



Panicum frumentaceum, Roxb. [P. Crus-galli, Linn., var. 



frumentaceum, Trimen. Echinochloa frumentacea, Link) ; 



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Grass (America). 



Annual, 2 to 4 ft. Japan, India, Africa, Southern States of 

 America, and manv other warm countries. Seed used for food. 

 especially in the East; though Church states that it "does not 

 take a high place among the millets for food." The plant, 

 perhaps best cut green, is cultivated in some countries for fodder. 



Panicum maximum, Jacq. ;. Guinea Grass. 



Perennial, 3 to 6 ft., native of Tropical Africa. Cultivated 

 in many tropical countries, including Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, 

 and other parts of the West Indies, India, Gulf Coast, and 

 Florida. One of the best fodder grasses in the Tropics; recom- 

 mended as a soiling crop and cut before the stems get hard and 

 woody, may be used as hay and silage. 



1. 1894, pp. 382-383. 



MauriLv.^. — ~ & 



Panicum miliaceum, Linn.; Broom Corn Millet, Chena or 

 Indian Millet. 



Annual, 2 ft., but a variable plant. India, Ceylon, China. 

 Japan, Persia, Egypt, Russia, America, &c, where it is culti- 

 vated for the seed used as food, and the plant more or less for 

 forage. 



Panicum muticum, Forsk. (P. barbinode, Trin.);Para Grass, 



Mauritius, Scotch, Water, or Buffalo Grass. 



Perennial, 3 to 4 ft. high. A tropical species known in 

 lirazil, West Indies, Florida, Gulf Coast, Curasao, Ceylon. 



il, Australia. It is largely used in Brazil, the 

 chief fodder grass of Ceylon, and in general it is regarded as 

 one of the best of tropical grasses for pasture. This grass is of 

 interest as being one of the earliest (1849) of plants in which 

 Ivew has been instrumental in distributing to the Colonies. 



I. 1894, pp. 384-385. 



Other Panicums of interest ore " Little Millet" (P. miliare. 

 Lam.), an annual 2 to 3 ft., cultivated in India for the seed as 

 food and the planr for forage. " Shama Millet" {P. colonum. 

 Ltnn.V grown for food and fodder in India. " Angola Grass " 

 or " African Wonder Grass" (P. sfjectabile, Nees.), of Tropical 

 Africa and America; a strong growing plant, 5 to 6 ft. high, 

 suitable for moist situations (Barter describes it as an aquatic 



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