. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. 330 CEKEALS. CHAPTEE XXII. BTTCKWHEAT—DHOUEO COEN. BUCKWHEAT—(Polygonum fagopyrum.) This is one species of a -weed comprising many varieties. It has al- ternate, entire leaves, having stipules in the form of scarious or membranous sheaths at strongly marked, usually tu- mid joints of the stem; leaves triangu- lar-heart-shaped inclining to halberd- shaped or arrow-shaped on long petioles; sheaths half cylindrical; flowers white, or nearly so, in corymbose panicles; stamens 8, with as many honey-beari
. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. 330 CEKEALS. CHAPTEE XXII. BTTCKWHEAT—DHOUEO COEN. BUCKWHEAT—(Polygonum fagopyrum.) This is one species of a -weed comprising many varieties. It has al- ternate, entire leaves, having stipules in the form of scarious or membranous sheaths at strongly marked, usually tu- mid joints of the stem; leaves triangu- lar-heart-shaped inclining to halberd- shaped or arrow-shaped on long petioles; sheaths half cylindrical; flowers white, or nearly so, in corymbose panicles; stamens 8, with as many honey-bearing cells interposed; styles 3; acute, trian- gular, large akene. The botanic name is from the Greek, and the common name from the German, and both mean Buckwheat, from the similarity of the grain to the beech-nut. Buckwheat has never received that consideration due it as a field crop, from the fact, that other grains succeed, as a rule, better, in Tennessee. Where mostly raised even, it is generally sown as a substitute after the failure of other grain crops, the short period of growth allowing it to come in. Its cultivation thus is very fluctuating, one year the crop of the United States being only 14,972 acres, the next year being 149,445 acres. It is rarely sown before the middle of June, and can be sown later in July, as it only requires from 80 to 90 days to mature. However, it is never allowed to fully mature, as it continues to bloom and fruit until frost, and the judgment of the farmer must be exercised as to the time when. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Killebrew, J. B. (Joseph Buckner), 1831-1906. Nashville, The American co.
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