. Maize; its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa; a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study. Corn; Corn. BOTANICAL CHARACTERS their homology is clearly indicated by the fact that often a diminutive leaf-blade, varying greatly in length, is developed at the end of each sheath of the husk (Fig. 45). Sometimes the husks are tightly wrapped around the ear; in other cases they are loose and baggy, giving a deceptive appearance of size to what may be only a small or medium ear. In some cases the husks entirely cover th
. Maize; its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa; a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study. Corn; Corn. BOTANICAL CHARACTERS their homology is clearly indicated by the fact that often a diminutive leaf-blade, varying greatly in length, is developed at the end of each sheath of the husk (Fig. 45). Sometimes the husks are tightly wrapped around the ear; in other cases they are loose and baggy, giving a deceptive appearance of size to what may be only a small or medium ear. In some cases the husks entirely cover the ear, and even extend a long way beyond it; in other cases they may be so short that the tip of the ear protrudes beyond them; the latter is an undesirable char- acter, as it allows birds and insects to damage a good deal of the grain at the tip of the ear (Fig. 164). 83. The Mature Ear.— The number of ears which a maize plant can bear varies considerably with the variety and breed, and also varies according to the richness or poverty of the soil and length of growing season. The tendency to produce more than one fully developed ear on a plant (Fig. 57) may be seen in any maize field. But it is not the usual thing, in South Africa at least, for more than one good ear (on a dent breedj to develop fully and to mature grain. Some varieties naturally develop more ears; cases of ten or more ears on a flint breed have been reported, and one plant has been known to produce twenty-three ears; pop- corn has been known to produce twelve to nineteen ears; and six to fourteen have been reported for dent maize. But Hunt (1) points out that in the United States, dent breeds CHAP. Fig. 56.—Secondary ear developing from a node of the 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 Burtt-Davy, Joseph,
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