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Hcssilo spikt'lct 4, tlio lower liirffcr than tlio otht'i\s, eiiipty, luii- 

 cL'oltito or ovate, hard and sliiiiiiig, (il).s('iircly norvcd ; the sec- 

 ond empty, narrower, keeU'd, Tirni, aente or awned ; the tliird 

 inncli smaller, hyaline, einpty; the fourth or (loral <,dumo 

 very slender, hyaline, 2-h)bed, awned. Palea minute or none. 

 Stanu'iiH 15. Styles distinct, stigmas feathery. Caryopsis in- 

 (duded, free. Annuals or perennials, often tall with broad, ilaL 

 leaves, panicdo termimd, largo. Spoeies now rodueod to two. 

 (.S'. halapcnxp and S. riilf/arc). Extensively cultivated in warm 

 and temperate el i maters. 



H. Iialapciiso, L. Juliiisoii Orass, Means' Urass, Cuba 

 Grass, Egyptian Grass, (ireen A'alley Grass, Arabian 

 Millett, Egyptian Millett, Syrian Grass, Saint Mary's 

 Grass. — From several sources I learn that in 1835 Gov. !Means of 

 South Carolina obtained the si'cmI from Turkey. A few years 

 later AVilliam Johnson of Alabama obtained tlie seed of the 

 Governor, and was quite active in advertising its good (qualities, 

 hence the ]>opular name of ''Johnson gi-ass, " 



1" !(!. 7S.— (1, Portion of panicle of Sorqhum halapoisc, L.; 7), two spikelets, the utlier 

 having been removed; c, lower spikelet with fertile flower; (/, one upper spikelet 

 with stamiuate flower. 1 x(5.— iSudworth). 



