Panicum

Climax grasses include tall bunch grasses such as sea coast bluestem (Andropogon scoparuium var. littoralis), eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), gulf muhly (Mulenbergia capiallris var. filipes), and several species of panicum. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indian corn, holcus sorghum, maweri, or panicum, or bajri, as called by the Arabs; gardens of sweet potatoes, large tracts of cucumbers, water-melons, mush-melons, and pea-nuts which grew in the deep furrows between the ridges of the holcus. ❋ Henry Morton (2004)

The banana, planted with a careless hand, supplies the staff of life, besides thatch, fuel, and fibre for nets and lines: when they want cereals, maize, holcus, and panicum will grow almost spontaneously. ❋ Unknown (2003)

_Origin of Cultivated Plants_ (index under _panicum_.) [120-1] Rather, "since it is noon." ❋ Various (1884)

Millet (panicum), to be sold to citizens of Milan at 20 modii per solidum, xii. ❋ Senator Cassiodorus (1872)

The panicum (Oplismenus) crusgalli is common about barns and waste places where the soil is rich, and some attempts have been made to cultivate it. ❋ Unknown (1858)

It may also be inferred, from one variety of wheat being the so-called Egyptian, and from what is known of the native country of the panicum and setaria, as well as from the nature of the weeds which then grew mingled with the crops, that the lake-inhabitants either still kept up commercial intercourse with some southern people or had originally proceeded as colonists from the South. ❋ Charles Darwin (1845)

This grass was, however, very different from the panicum, of the seeds of which the natives of the Gwyder River make a sort of bread; and which there forms the principal food of the little Betshiregah (Melopsittacus undulatus, GOULD). ❋ Ludwig Leichhardt (1830)

In the lab, however, the Scholthofs were able to prove that the coat or particle protein of satellite panicum mosaic virus could be used as a tool to help stabilize viral vector genes introduced in ❋ Unknown (2010)

It contrasts well with ornamental grasses, such as molinia, panicum or stipa. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Barbadoes millet was frequently planted in al - ternate rows, having between them rows of a smaller grain and humbler stems, either the panicum italicum, or paniciim cms galli, to be sheltered for a time by its taller neighbour, until tlie latter shall be reaped; when the former, then fully exposed to the sun's rays, ripens in its turn, and is fitted for the sickle. ❋ Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814 (1797)

E diuerjofarf mUium et panicum purgari nifi tofia non pojfjmt. ❋ Unknown (1794)

Page 430 which grew luxuriantly the Scotch grass (Panicum sirtellum, gramen panicum maximum, spica devisa, ariftis armatum, Sloan, Jam. ❋ Unknown (1823)