. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. MILLET 217 Spikelets and Flower.—The spikelets are elliptical, and usually shorter than the bristles, which subtend them. Each spikelet (Fig. 83) has two flowers, the lower ster- ile, the upper with both stamens and pistil. The lower- most glume is oval, pointed, three-nerved, and about one- third the length of the spikelet. The second glume is five-nerved, and sHghtly shorter than the spikelet; it sur- rounds the lemma of the sterile flower. The lemma of the fertile flower is broad-oval, and five-nerved; the palet is ab
. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. MILLET 217 Spikelets and Flower.—The spikelets are elliptical, and usually shorter than the bristles, which subtend them. Each spikelet (Fig. 83) has two flowers, the lower ster- ile, the upper with both stamens and pistil. The lower- most glume is oval, pointed, three-nerved, and about one- third the length of the spikelet. The second glume is five-nerved, and sHghtly shorter than the spikelet; it sur- rounds the lemma of the sterile flower. The lemma of the fertile flower is broad-oval, and five-nerved; the palet is about the same length as its lemma. Both lemma and. glume sterile flower 'jeriilejh ower Fig. 83.—Dissected spikelet of common millet (Chaetochloa italica). X lo. palet of the fertile flower are smooth, shining, hardened structures. The lodicules are fleshy. There are three stamens. The ovary is long-oval and smooth; its style has two long branches, with the rudiment of a third. Pollination.—Cross-pollination is the rule; self-pollination occasionally occurs. Mature Grain (Fig. 84).—The lemma and palet enclosie the mature kernel. The grain is oval, shining, 2 to 2}^ milli- meters long and i>^ to i^ millimeters wide. The kernel is broad-oval, smooth, and white; it does not have a groove or furrow. The position of the embryo is indicated by a mark. 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 Robbins, Wilfred William, 1884-1952. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston
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