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tropical Asia for the seeds, which are used for food. It differs in 

 having short, compact, appressed, somewhat incurved racemes and 

 nearly awnless spikelets. This form has been advertised by seeds- 



FIG. 145. Oplismenus setarius. Plant, X J ; two views of spikelet and fertile floret, 



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men in this country as billion-dollar grass and recommended for 

 forage. It has some forage value, but requires considerable moisture 

 to produce abundantly, and is rather too succulent to make good hay. 



