Bui. 1386, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Plate II 
Spikelets and Glumes of Sorgo Varieties 
A, Arrangement of fertile and sterile spikelets in racemes in two varieties: Sumac (Sugar 
Plant No. 0181) and Planter (Sugar Plant No. 01816). X 3. B, First glume (1), second 
glume (2), and sterile spikelet (3) of Planter (Sugar Plant No. 01816); pubescence of first 
glume persistent, that of the second semideciduous. X 4. C, Caryopsis much exserted; 
Sumac (Sugar Plant No. 0181) . X 6. D, Conformation, venation, and pubescence of sterile 
spikelets of the Gooseneck variety (Sugar Plant No. 021612-17). X 6 
