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as a substitute for coffee. The plant is very rich in saccharine matter, 

 and affords an excellent syrup ; but the sugar is uncrystallizable, and as 

 yet no process has been discovered by means of which sugar can be pro- 

 duced from it in any quantity. Those who are interested in this matter 

 will find a full account of all that is at present known concerning the 

 culture of this grass, whether for syrup making or as a food for stock, 

 in a work called " Sorgho and Imphee," by Henry S. Olcott, published 

 by A. 0. Moore, New York. 



