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SORGHUM. 



DEVELOPMENT OF SORGHUM DAYS AFTER PLANTING — SEASON OF 1881, AT 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Height. 



Early Amber 



Early Golden 



White Ijiberian 



Black Top 



African 



White Mammoth.. . . 



Ooniseeana 



Regular Sorgho ... 



Link's Hybrid . 



Sugar Cane 



Goose Neck 



Bear Tail 



Iowa ItedTop 

 Kew Var., Stump's. 



Early Orange. 



Orange Cane 



Neeazana 



Wolf Tail 



Gray Top 



l.ibcrian 



Wastddou 



Honduras 



Sugar-cane.. 



Hybrid, Wallis ... 



White Imphee 



Goose Neck. 



White African 



We.st India 



Sugar Cane 



Hybrid Lib. & Com 

 Holcus Saccliaratus 

 llolcus Sorghum . . 



Holcus Cernus 



Honey Cane 



The following table is similtir to the last, and gives the time required 

 to reach certain stages of development by several new varieties received 

 from China, Africa, and India, for purpose of comparison with sev- 

 eral American varieties. These results were secured in Washington, in 

 1882, and these results are to be compared fairly Avith only those obtained 

 the same season, since, as will be seen upon page 147, the climatic con- 

 ditions of 1881 varied greatly from those prevailing in 1882. This 

 matter wall be again discussed. 



TIME, FROM PLANTING, TO REACH CERTAIN STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. 



The following table gives the number of days, after planting, re- 

 quired by the several varieties to reach certain stages of development. 



