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German millet, which may be distinguished by the size, form, 

 and compactness of their spikes and the form and color of their 

 seeds. The Michigan Station thus describes the three types 1 : 



Hungarian grass. Stems several from each root, slender, somewhat inclined 

 to branch; leaves rather narrow, upright, dark green; heads erect or nearly 

 so, about four inches long, oblong, dark purple, bristly, very compact; seeds 

 oval, purple, mixed with more or less yellow grains due chiefly to imperfect 

 maturity. Season medium. 



Common millet. Stems several from each root, slender, seldom branching; 



Common 



German 



Cultivated varieties of foxtail millet 

 (After Crozier) 



Hungarian 



leaves rather broad and lax; heads nodding, about 6 inches long, tapering 

 gradually toward the end, moderately compact above but loose and open at 

 the base showing the lateral branches of which it is composed, color green, 

 turning to a yellowish brown when ripe; seeds large, yellow, oval. Season early. 

 German millet. Stems single, or at most a few from each root, large and 

 stout, unbranched; leaves rather short, broad, and stiff; heads usually nodding, 

 an inch in diameter, six to eight inches long, composed of clustered branches 

 with purplish awns; seeds small, round, of a yellow or golden color. Season late. 

 A northern strain has more slender stems, smaller and more compact heads, 

 oval seeds, and somewhat earlier maturity. 



i Michigan Sta. Bui. No. 117 (1894), p. 5. 



