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Echinochloa Cms — galli (Barnyard Grass or Barnyard 

 Millet)— Habit, Stems, Leaves — Inflorescence, Spikelet, 



Flowers, and Fruit — Distribution 219-220 



Echinochloa frumentacea (Japanese Barnyard Millet) 219-220 



Emaronmental Relations — Uses of Millets — References 220-221 



CHAPTER XVIII.— Phlettm peatense (Timothy). 



Description — Environmental Relations — Closely Related Spe- 

 cies — References 222-224 



CHAPTER XIX. — Saccharum officinarum (Sugar Cane). 



Habit, Roots — Stems— Leaves — Inflorescence, Flowers, Fruit 

 — Geographical — Sugar from Sugar Cane — Production of Cane 

 Sugar 225-228 



CHAPTER XX.— Liliace^ (Lily Family). 



Habit, Roots — Leaves — Inflorescence and Flowers — Fruit and 



Seeds 229-230 



Allium — Roots — Stems — ^Leaf — Inflorescence — Flower — Polli- 

 nation — Fruit — Germination of Seed, and the Seedling- 

 Geographical — Key to the Principal Cultivated Species of 



Genus Allium 231-237 



Allium sativum (Garlic) 237 



Allium porrum (Leek) 238 



Allium schoenoprasum (Chives or Gives) 238 



Allium ascalonicum (Shallot) 238-239 



Allium fistulosum (Aifrelsh Onion or Ciboule) 239-240 



Allium cepa (Onion) — Description — History — Types of Onions 

 — Foreign and Domestic Onions — Composition of Onions — 



Uses of Onions 240-244 



Asparagus — Generic Description — Economic Importance of 



Genus 244-246 



Asparagus oflScinalis (Asparagus) — Roots — Stems — Leaf — 

 Flower — Pollination — Fruit — Geographical — Types and Va- 

 rieties — References 246-251 



CHAPTER XXL— Morace^ (Mulberry Family). 



Description — Key to Principal Genera 252-253 



Moras (Mulberry) — Habit, Stems — ^Leaves — Inflorescences — 

 Frait — Other "Mulberries" — Geographical — Key to Principal 



Species of Genus Moras 253-255 



Morus alba (White Mulberry) — Description — Geographical 

 — Types and Varieties — Economic Importance — Early At- 

 tempts in the United States to Grow Silk — Uses 255-257 



Moras nigra (Black Mulberry) — Description — Geographical 



— Varieties — Uses 257-258 



Moras rubra (Red Mulberry) — Description — Geographical — 

 Varieties and Uses 



