. Nature study [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^ ou iitturall) ii»k: What in the difference bt'twet-ii llieu iuiious « o' Hour? Ar •} nut all muiiv from the Mme wheat? Yes, they arc; but lo iindimtand the« t-wnce shall Imve U> learn iomething about the different piiru of a wheat xraiii. U wc i-ut a wheat Kraiii through from end to end. and plat* it, properly pri', uuder a micr««(p«'. whi<h in a wonderful initriii ii<nt timt makcH thing* look larK*^r than tlu-y really iirr, wi. nhall mc iMmcthing like thiit %hwn in Fig. 1. Jf we were to cu ilic wlicnt
. Nature study [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^ ou iitturall) ii»k: What in the difference bt'twet-ii llieu iuiious « o' Hour? Ar •} nut all muiiv from the Mme wheat? Yes, they arc; but lo iindimtand the« t-wnce shall Imve U> learn iomething about the different piiru of a wheat xraiii. U wc i-ut a wheat Kraiii through from end to end. and plat* it, properly pri', uuder a micr««(p«'. whi<h in a wonderful initriii ii<nt timt makcH thing* look larK*^r than tlu-y really iirr, wi. nhall mc iMmcthing like thiit %hwn in Fig. 1. Jf we were to cu ilic wlicnt (rosswi«'. it would appear an m I'i^. •.». Around J ouUidc of the kihih ,i > '" ><•.•,„ tli, (/.tiirt-. there are .<;wral thin cuveringii. Undornoath thew tliern \« a row of (f ll» tiglitl\ t,'.', (iilleil the ulfuront cclU. Then- outer layers and the row of celj^ |,, i.,g,.(| f.,rrn tlit' greater p^rt of the hrai>. The little egg-shoped part, at the Iwttoni • tne fxm picture is the germ from which the sprout starts when the grain rommonces to grow. The remainer of th" grain, known as the endosperm, \* made up largely of xtarch and gluten. From a miller's standpoint, this part of the grain is by far the most important; for the object of milling is to separate the endosperm from the rest of the grain and grind it to flour. I. 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 Creelman, George C. (George Christie), b. 1869; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : Dept. of Agriculture
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