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Andropogon sorghum var. halepensis. (See Andropogon M y 
halepensis.) 
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for Sein vulgare. (See elites sorghum 
PRIN squarrosus. Linn. f. Vetivert; Khushus 
A stout ee. 4 to 6 feet high, with strong, eps 
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the seed may be planted more thickly. In chicken corn or white Egyptian 
(var. cernuum) the densely flowered panicle is abruptly bent or recurved, so ere 
it points downward. This variety is largely cultivated in tropical and northern 
is 
The varieties adapted for the production of fodder or silage are particularly 
valuable for cultivation in the South and Southwest. The amount of fodder 
uednood is often very. large, of excellent quality, and there are few among the 
1 for w Milo 
soiling 
Maize, "White Milo Maize, and Jerusalem Corn, non- Y 
saccharine varieties of Andropogon sorghum, are grown v 
both for fodder and for the seed, particularly in the 
Southwestern States. "3 
sorghum var. vulgaris. Name now Pregar v. // 
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or Ben 
y fragrant roots. A native of India, 
ring mas in some of the West India Islands and Brazil, 
wing in marshes and on river banks. 
into Louisiana many years ago, and now eee, eous 
in some of the lower parts of that State. uieii 
successfully at Knoxville, Tenn., where the fragrance 
of the rhizomes and roots was developed to a marked 
degree, but the plants did not bloom. In India this 
grass is largely used for thatching, and is woven into 
mats, which serve as screens or shades for doors and 
windows — awnings, covers for palanquins 
and fans, and brushes used by weavers in arranging 
the thread of the web are made from either the roots 
impart a pleasing Pura to the garments and are Fd. 10 Broom Sedge (An- 
rom d PU Ü gi i ) 
the root fibers were among the articles on sale at the 
World's Fair in the Javanese bazaar. The ee are an article of commerce sold 
we druggists. In European drug stores the roots are known as Radix anatheri 
r Radix vetiverio, a a stimulant or antiseptic. "They yield a perfume known as 
cana or, in India, it 
Andropogon virginicus cd Broom-sedge; Broom-grass; Virginia Beard-grass; 
0.) 
A rigidly erect perennial, 2 to 4 feet high, bearing a narrow, elongated, and loosely- 
branched panicle of silky-bearded racemes. The stems are strongly flattened 
near the base, and at maturity they are too hard and woody to be eaten by stock 
or to be of any value for hay. When young, however, this grass affords most 
Adel grazing. Milch cows fed upon it are said to yield butter of superior 
quality. There is probably no native grass better known to the of the 
South than this, and although possessing some value, as here indicated, it is, 
broadly speaking, one of the worst weeds of that section, interfering seriously 
with the formation of permanent meadows. Constant tillage or very close graz- 
ine Appetit io only means of keeping this grass from occupying the 
