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BOTANY OF CROP PLANTS 



blade is linear lanceolate, and hairy, especially upon the upper 

 surface. 



Inflorescence. — This is a rather dense panicle (Fig. 8i), 

 4 to lo inches long; the erect or ascending branches are some- 



FlG. 8i. — Inflorescence of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum). 



what angled and rough with short hairs that point forwards. 

 In some varieties, the branches of the panicle spread to all 

 sides, in others they are more or less compressed and one- 

 sided, while in a few varieties, the panicle is much compressed, 

 thick, and erect. 



