HUNGARIAN GRASS. 



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HUNGARIAN GRASS, HUNGARIAN MILLET (Panicum 

 Germanicum), has been cultivated to considerable extent 

 in this coun- 

 try, from seed 

 received from j 

 France thro' 

 theU.S.Patent 

 Office. 



It is an an- 

 nual forage plant, introduced into 

 France in 1815, where its cultiva- 

 tion has become considerably ex- 

 tended. It germinates readily, 

 withstands the drought remarkably, 

 remaining green even when other 

 vegetation is parched up, and if its 

 development is arrested by dry 

 weather, the least rain will restore 

 it to vigor. It has numerous suc- 

 culent leaves, which furnish an 

 abundance of green fodder, very 

 much relished by all kinds of stock. 

 It is shown in Fig. 123. 



It flourishes in somewhat light 

 and dry soils, though it attains its 

 greatest luxuriance' in soils of 

 medium consistency and well ma- 

 nured. It may be sown broadcast, 

 and cultivated precisely like the 

 varieties of millet. 



This grass is thought to contain 

 a somewhat higher percentage of 

 nutriment than the common millet, 

 though I am not aware that it has 

 been analyzed. It is a leafy plant, 



Fig. 123. Hungarian Grass. 



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