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and usually protrude a little from be- 

 tween the glumes or chaff. 



Non-Saccharine Sorghums. 



Non-saccharine sorghums have usually 

 a stouter stalk, with a fair amount of 

 juice, which is, however, less abundant 

 and less sugary than in the sweet 

 sorghums. On account of the position 

 of their heads and the shape of their seeds 

 they are readily separated into two great 

 classes namely (a) The Kaffir Corns and 

 (b) TheDurras (Dhomas). 



The Kaffir group includes Red Kaffir, 

 White Kaffir, Black-hulled White Kaffir, 

 and White Milo or Large African Mil- 

 let. Kaffir corns are all characterized by 

 erect, rather long and compact, cylin- 

 drical heads full of egg-shaped (with the 

 large end outermost) seeds which are 

 either white or red as indicated by the 

 name. White Milo Kaffir corn may be 

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