. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. WHEAT 105 shape may be tapering to the tip, tapering both ways from the middle, tapering from the top to the bottom, or it may be uniform throughout the length of the spike. The outer glume in the wheat spikelet is oval in shape and terminates in a beak which varies in sharpness and Fig. 34. ââ A spikelet of wheat. No. 1 shows parts in position as they appear on the head. No. 2 shows parts dissected. The outer glumes also vary in color and they may be velvety or hairy, or
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. WHEAT 105 shape may be tapering to the tip, tapering both ways from the middle, tapering from the top to the bottom, or it may be uniform throughout the length of the spike. The outer glume in the wheat spikelet is oval in shape and terminates in a beak which varies in sharpness and Fig. 34. ââ A spikelet of wheat. No. 1 shows parts in position as they appear on the head. No. 2 shows parts dissected. The outer glumes also vary in color and they may be velvety or hairy, or smooth, depending upon variety. 88. The flowers. ââ Each flower is inclosed in a flower- ing glume and palea. The flowering glume is larger than the palea and is on the outer side of the kernel, that is, next to the outer glume. The tip of the flowering glume in some varieties is extended into an awn or beard, while in others no awn appears. The latter are called beard-. 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 Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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