. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools . QUESTIONS Fig. 9. Section of a grain' of com showing the parts of the germ or embryo com plant {A, B and E), and position of reserve food. A, root end and B shoot end of embryo; E, the part of the em- bryo that ab- sorbs the reserve food during ger- mination; C, soft starch; D, horny part of reserve food. 1. In what other ways than by seeds may plants start new individuals? 2. Name the parts of a plant that are enclosed in a bean seed. Describe them as they are in the seed. 3. Of what use are the cotyledons? 4. What
. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools . QUESTIONS Fig. 9. Section of a grain' of com showing the parts of the germ or embryo com plant {A, B and E), and position of reserve food. A, root end and B shoot end of embryo; E, the part of the em- bryo that ab- sorbs the reserve food during ger- mination; C, soft starch; D, horny part of reserve food. 1. In what other ways than by seeds may plants start new individuals? 2. Name the parts of a plant that are enclosed in a bean seed. Describe them as they are in the seed. 3. Of what use are the cotyledons? 4. What is meant by reserve food? 5. What substances may be present in reserve foods? 6. Describe the corn seed. 7. What is the essential difference between the bean seed and the corn seed? 8. Describe the cotton seed. 9. Is it most like the corn seed, or the bean seed? that is, in what part of the seed is the reserve food stored? *In reality, the covering of a grain of corn is double, but the two coats are so closely united that it is difficult to distinguish them without special prepa- ration. The outer coat corresponds to the pod, or seed-case, as in beans.
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