. Dairy farming : being the theory, practice, and methods of dairying. Dairy farms; Dairy plants; Milk plants. STRICTURK OF GRASSES. 1G3. Fig. 63.—LiGULE OK Millet, /. are three to five little Jlorets alternately arrau-'-ed on opijosite sides of the axis of the spikelet. Let one of these florets be taken from about the middle and dissected just as the spikelet has been. The outermost and Lowest scaly leaf which ap- pears to en- velop the inner parts is called the fioicerhig ^///'///p;opposite to this, but at a little higher level, is an- other scalylcaf calledthey;r^/<V notice that the edg-
. Dairy farming : being the theory, practice, and methods of dairying. Dairy farms; Dairy plants; Milk plants. STRICTURK OF GRASSES. 1G3. Fig. 63.—LiGULE OK Millet, /. are three to five little Jlorets alternately arrau-'-ed on opijosite sides of the axis of the spikelet. Let one of these florets be taken from about the middle and dissected just as the spikelet has been. The outermost and Lowest scaly leaf which ap- pears to en- velop the inner parts is called the fioicerhig ^///'///p;opposite to this, but at a little higher level, is an- other scalylcaf calledthey;r^/<V notice that the edg-es of the flowering i;lume overlaji the pale to some extent. The flowering glume in many grasses bears a bristle, or aim, which springs from its back or summit. By laying apart the flowering glume and pale, the contents of the space between them are exposed to view. At the very bottom of the cavity, and lying one against the flowering glume and the other against the pale, are two very small scales, or lodicnles, rejire- senting perhaj)S the calyx and corolla of ordinary flowers. Next are seen the lower ends of the filaments of t/iree stamens; and lastly, nestling snugly in the very middle of the cavity is the ovary, sur- mounted by two short styles with feathery stig- This is shown in 64, which, it must be understood, is not a dissection of the entire spikelet, but represents below the outer glumes of the spikelet, and shows above the details of only one of the several florets which the outer glumes enclose. After fertilisation the little ovary develops into the (/rain of wheat, which is the true 24. 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 Sheldon, John Prince. London ; New York : Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
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