. The botany of crop plants : a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. ZEA I79 Gernert describes a type of corn with branching cars and highly branching tassels, which he considers as a distinct subspecies and for which he suggests the name Zea mays ramosa. Collins describes a" new type of Indian corn from China. This has erect leaf blades, some upper leaves ar- ranged in a monostichous manner, silks developing inside the leaf sheath, and grains with a peculiar waxy endosperm. Zea. Fig. 66.—The six principal types of corn. From left to right, pod corn, pop corn, flint corn, dent corn,
. The botany of crop plants : a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. ZEA I79 Gernert describes a type of corn with branching cars and highly branching tassels, which he considers as a distinct subspecies and for which he suggests the name Zea mays ramosa. Collins describes a" new type of Indian corn from China. This has erect leaf blades, some upper leaves ar- ranged in a monostichous manner, silks developing inside the leaf sheath, and grains with a peculiar waxy endosperm. Zea. Fig. 66.—The six principal types of corn. From left to right, pod corn, pop corn, flint corn, dent corn, soft corn, and sweet corn. {After Montgom- canina Watson, the Maiz de Coyote, is a branching plant producing many small ears (2 to 4 inches long) on lateral branches. It has been produced artificially by crossing a common maize and teosinte. It is said to grow wild in Mexico at the present time. Zea mays japonica is an orna- mental sort with small, flinty grains. Zea mays hirta is a hairy. South American corn. Zea mays curagua is a form with serrate 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 Robbins, Wilfred William, 1884-1952. Philadelphia : P. Blakiston's Son
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