. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 597. Types of kernels of corn. 1, 2, Wliite dent kernels of poor shape view of tliin ;ind tliick kernels: 4. edge view of thin and thick kernels; 5-7, tiour corn of Fern: S. Tuscarora or flour corn; 9-12, sweet corn; 13. Golden Pearl pop- corn; 11. white rice popcorn; 15, white flint; 16, 17, yellow flint; 18-23, white dent: 24-28, yellow dent. Long, wedge-shaped kernels like 9 and 25 permit of much grain in proportion to cob. (Hartley.) cannot be any doubt that the close relationship of maize and teosinte points the way to the determ
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 597. Types of kernels of corn. 1, 2, Wliite dent kernels of poor shape view of tliin ;ind tliick kernels: 4. edge view of thin and thick kernels; 5-7, tiour corn of Fern: S. Tuscarora or flour corn; 9-12, sweet corn; 13. Golden Pearl pop- corn; 11. white rice popcorn; 15, white flint; 16, 17, yellow flint; 18-23, white dent: 24-28, yellow dent. Long, wedge-shaped kernels like 9 and 25 permit of much grain in proportion to cob. (Hartley.) cannot be any doubt that the close relationship of maize and teosinte points the way to the determi- nation of the botanical characters of the original wild corn plant. Recently, Montgomery has sug- gested a theory as to the nature of the maize ear, in which, in conclusion, he states "that corn and teosinte may have had a common origin, and that in the process of evolution the cluster of pistillate spikes in teosinte were developed from the lateral branches of a tassel-like structure, while the corn ear developed from the central spike. It is probable that the progenitor of these plants was a large, much-branched grass, each branch be- ing terminated by a - like structure, bearing hermaphro- dite ; [See lit- erature references at end of article.] The Zea canina of Mexico ( described in 1890, by Watson) is of great interest in studying the origin of corn. Bailey experi- mented with this plant and made hybrids with forms of cultivated maize. Without com- mitting himself as to the origin of Zea canina itself, he made the following observa- tions (Cornell Bulletin Pij, 5g3_ No. 49, 1892)_ on its Pod or biusk com. possible relations to Indian corn (subsequent experiments have not been published): "It may be worth while to inquire whether this Canina corn still retains a specific identity, whether it really is a distinct species from the common corn, Zea Mays. For myself, I am strongly of the opinion that it is not a distinct species. I am rat
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