. Corn book for young folk. Corn. ^^ ^. A. Dent B. Flint C. Pop D. Sweet Fig. 21. Endosperm of Four Principal Races Now the endosperms of corns differ somewhat. Corns that have endosperms alike are put into one race, just as men who are colored alike are put into one race. Hence, to tell to what race a corn plant belongs we shall have to examine the endosperm of the kernel. According'to the likeness of their endosperms corns are divided into the following races: dent, flint, pop, sweet, soft, and pod. Dent corn. By comparing the split kernels in Fig. 21 we shall see how the endosperms differ,
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. ^^ ^. A. Dent B. Flint C. Pop D. Sweet Fig. 21. Endosperm of Four Principal Races Now the endosperms of corns differ somewhat. Corns that have endosperms alike are put into one race, just as men who are colored alike are put into one race. Hence, to tell to what race a corn plant belongs we shall have to examine the endosperm of the kernel. According'to the likeness of their endosperms corns are divided into the following races: dent, flint, pop, sweet, soft, and pod. Dent corn. By comparing the split kernels in Fig. 21 we shall see how the endosperms differ, and hence learn how the different races are classified. Find the hard or horny starch in kernel A. Is it in the sides of the embryo, or germ,. 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 Williams, Charles Burgess, 1871-; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924, joint author. Boston, Ginn
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