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14.— INDIAN MILLET. 



Nat. Oed.— Graminese. 

 Panicum miliaceum. 



This grain is only used in this country as 

 food for poultry, but is here illustrated on account 

 of its being a good exanaple of the angular-shaped 

 Starches of this order, the granules are about the 

 same size and shape as in the Oat, but are not so 

 adherent in circular masses as in that Starch. 

 Millet is used as food in some countries, and its 

 nutrient value as a food is about the same as 

 Wheat. 



Many species of Panicum yield Millet besides 

 miliaceum, and the grains of various species of 

 Sorghum and of Setaria are known in this 

 country as Millet. 



