THE BROOM-CORN PLANT 



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different varietal names, some of which are as fol- 

 lows : Improved Evergreen, Tennessee Evergreen, 

 Missouri Evergreen, 

 Imported Evergreen, 

 California Golden, Lit- 

 tle Dwarf, Dwarf Em- 

 erald and Mohawk. 

 Several of our experi- 

 ment stations are con- 

 ducting variety tests 

 of broom-corn, but 

 these have not been 

 conducted for a suffi- 

 cient length of time to 

 be of practical value. 

 The quality of the 

 brush from which the 

 seed was selected and 

 the quality of the seed itself is of more importance to 

 the purchaser than the varietal name under which 

 the seed is sold. 



Fig. 5. A good sample of broom- 

 corn from Kentucky, which took 

 first place at the National Com 

 Exposition (1911) at Columbus, 

 Ohio. 



