Synoptical Table of Varieties. 17 



II. Equal to the glumes. 



(A.) Glumes closed, or nearly so. 

 Red, and palet awned. 

 Honduras. 



Head i foot long, thin, loose, spreading, nodding. 



Glumes reddish brown, shining, somewhat hairy, acute at both 



ends ; inner one keeled. 

 Seed long, very acute at the base, obtuse at the apex ; plane 

 convex ; hilum conspicuous, with a prominence at the base, 

 and a round mark at the upper edge. 

 Synon. Mastodon, Honey Cane, Sprangle Top, Honey Top. 

 These all vary slightly, so as to be distinguished in the field ; 

 but not, however, by description. 

 Deep chocolate palet, awned. 



Hybrid of Wallis, Collin County, Texas. 



Similar to the Honduras, except in the deep brown glumes and 

 more compact head, showing its Imphee affinities. 

 (B.) Glumes open. 



Under this head might be sought Regular Sorgho and Black Top, 

 classed as having the grain longer than the glumes. 



III. Shorter than the glumes. 

 (A.) Glumes black. 



Culm erect. 



Early Amber. 



Head slender, erect ; branches appressed, pointed, 9 to 10 inches 



long. 

 Glumes large, smooth, shining, acute at both ends, concealing 



the seed or open, flattened on both sides. 

 Seeds long, obtuse, light colored ; hilum large, with a prominence 



in the center. 

 Synon. Early Golden, Golden Syrup. 

 Culm erect, or often bent with heavy heads. 

 Goose Neck. 



Head inverted on the bent culm ; somewhat loose, 8 inches long. 

 Glumes shining, downy at the tips, flattened. 

 Seeds smaller than Amber, long, acute it the base, obtuse at the 

 apex, somewhat flattened. 

 (B.) Glumes purplish. 



White Liberian. 



Head slender, erect, or goose-necked ; branches appressed, 



pointed. 

 Glumes large, smooth, shining, acute at both ends, often not 

 covering the seed. Infertile ones often very prominent and 

 purplish gray. 

 Seed large, long, and similar tOi the Amber, but hilum more 



prominent.' 

 Synon. Sugai-cane (Barger). 



