CHAPTER V 
MILLETS AND TEOSINTE 
AmoncG the summer-growing forage plants, the 
millets have long been prominent. There are sev- 
eral distinct kinds of millets, belonging to different 
genera of the grass family. The Barnyard millet 
is Panicum Crus-galli, an improved form of the 
common weedy barnyard grass. The Hungarian 
and German millets belong to the group of foxtail 
grasses of the genus Setaria or Chetochloa, a 
type of weedy late summer grass known as pigeon- 
grass and foxtail grass. The Pearl millet is a 
Pennisetum (P. spicatum). Another group of 
millets is of the genus Panicum (forms of P. mil- 
zaceum). The Broom-corn millet (not the same 
as the broom-corn grown for brooms) is of this 
species. The term Japanese millet is often used, 
but it has little significance for there are Japanese 
forms of several kinds of millets; it is oftenest 
used for the Barnyard group. It will be seen, 
therefore, that the term millet includes a number 
of plants very unlike botanically; but they are all 
similar in being grassy summer-growing plants 
suitable for haymaking as well as for green forage. 
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