LIST OF THE PLANTS CULTIVATED IN ALABAMA. 



Iii the following enumeration all the species more or less frequently 

 grown in the different floral regions of the State are mentioned, those 

 of greater economic importance being indicated by an asterisk. Only 

 the leading and standard varieties with their most popular strains 

 grown in the field, gardens, orchards, and pleasure grounds have been 

 given a place. It is only among the trees and shrubs that the species 

 most frequently planted for ornamental purposes have been admitted. 

 The herbaceous ornamental plants cultivated in Alabama are excluded. 



GRASSES, CULTIVATED FOR FORAGE AND FOR THEIR GRAIN. 



* Zea mays L. CORN. INDIAN CORN. 

 South America. 



* Oryza sativa L. RICE, UPLAND AND LOWLAND. 

 Louisianian area. 



Asia. 



Euchlaeiia mexicaiia Schrad. (Reana luxurians Dur.) 



TEOSINTE. GUATEMALA GRASS. 



Coast plain. Lower Pine region. Not frequent. 

 Mexico, Central America. 



* Sorghum vulgare Pers. (Variety known as durra.) CHICKEN CORN. KAFIR CORN. 



Over the State for forage and for the grain. 

 Asia, Africa. 



Sorghum vulgare Pers. (Variety known as cernuum.) SWAN-NECK CORN. 



As the above. 

 Asia, North Africa. 



* Sorghum vulgare Pers. (Variety known as saccharatum. ) 



CHINESE SUGAR CANE. EARLY AMBER CANE. 



Central and northern part of the State, for sirup and forage, with the African 

 Imphee canes. 



* Sorghum vulgare Pers. (Variety known as technicum.) BROOM CORN. 

 Central Prairie region; grown for its tops, used in making brooms. 



* Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. FALSE GUINEA GRASS. JOHNSON GRASS. 

 Louisianian area, chiefly in the Central Prairie region, for soiling and hay. 

 Western Asia, northern Africa. 



Saccharum officinarum L. TROPICAL SUGAR CANE. RIBBON CANE. 



From the Coast plain to Upper division of the Coast Pine belt. 

 Tropical Asia. 



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