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doubtless been grown at an earlier period, but had disap- 

 peared from cultivation. 



321. Botanical Description. The various types of culti- 

 vated sorghums are all grouped by botanists under the head 



Fig. So. Sheaves of grain sorghums: 1, Red kafir; 2, Shallu; 3, Black hull kafir; 

 4, White durra; 5, Brown kowliang; 6, Yellow milo; 7, Dwarf milo. 



of Andropogon halepensis. This original type is still found 

 quite generally in the warmer portions of the globe. In 

 general, the sorghums are large annual grasses with tall, 

 pithy stalks, growing from 4 to 10 feet high, and bearing the 



