FOXTAIL MILLETS 



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chloa Italica ; or Setaria 

 Italica of some botanies). 

 By some authorities it is re- 

 garded as a developed form 

 of the common weedy green 

 foxtail grass {Chcetochloa 

 viridis), itself an introduc- 

 tion from the Old World. 

 The German millet is a 

 larger and bushy - headed 

 dark-colored form (Fig. 8). 

 The Hungarian millet or 

 Hungarian grass ( ChcetocJiloa 

 Italica^ var. Germanica Fig. 

 9), is much like the common 

 millet, but is somewhat 

 taller, more branching, the 

 head usually not nodding and 

 compact. Golden Wonder 

 millet ((7. Italica, Fig. 10) is 

 a very robust form, reaching 

 six feet, and with compound, 

 drooping, tawny or purplish heads 

 sometimes a foot long. The four 

 foxtail millets above mentioned are 

 the ones that are best known. Ex- 

 cept in time of maturity and yield, 

 they do not differ greatly in agri- 

 cultural value. 









Fig. 8. 

 German 

 millet. 

 Nearly- 

 natural 



