. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 222. Kentucky blue-grass. Fig. 223. Canada blue-grass. "fancy" grade the seed, practically all in the inner hull, is very light gray; individual seeds spindle- shaped, slightly angled on the back, the edges of the hull separated on the inner face, exposing the grain. "Chaffy" seeds, covered by the outer hull, are longer, lance-shaped and bear a part of the flower stemlet. Such seed is darker colored and much lighter in weight than t
. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 222. Kentucky blue-grass. Fig. 223. Canada blue-grass. "fancy" grade the seed, practically all in the inner hull, is very light gray; individual seeds spindle- shaped, slightly angled on the back, the edges of the hull separated on the inner face, exposing the grain. "Chaffy" seeds, covered by the outer hull, are longer, lance-shaped and bear a part of the flower stemlet. Such seed is darker colored and much lighter in weight than the "; "Extra" or "fancy cleaned" seed consists largely of this outer chaff devoid of seed. Kentucky bdue-grass (Poa pratensis). Pig. 222. Bulk seed is light brown and well-cleaned seed is free from chaff. Individual seeds are in the hull, which is lance-shaped, tapering to each end, broadest at the middle and triangular in cross-sec- tion, the back of the seed being sharply angled. The intermediate nerves of the hull, one along the center of each oblique half of the back, are plainly evident under a lens as broad ridges (a a). These are important in distinguishing this seed. The edges of the hull are separated along the inner face (b). The free grain of the seed (o) is lance- shaped, wine-colored and grooved on one side. Commercial seed is usually rubbed free of the hairs on the angles of the hull and the frail apexes are usually more or less torn. CANADii blue-grass (Poa compressa). Pig. 223. This seedf in bulk is usually somewhat lighter col-. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. ed. New York, The Macmillan company
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