. 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. 3o8 MAIZE CHAP. VII. thick, shallow wedge, with shallow crease-dent ; cob, large, white. Synonyms: Ger- man ] 'ellow Horsetooth ; Natal \rellow Horsetooth ; Bishop. There are two types in South Africa, known respectively as German Yellow (Fig. 114) 'and Natal Yellow, Horsetooth ; the former is apt to be earlier in maturing and more drought resistant than the latter, but both vary greatly in these re- spects, a
. 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. 3o8 MAIZE CHAP. VII. thick, shallow wedge, with shallow crease-dent ; cob, large, white. Synonyms: Ger- man ] 'ellow Horsetooth ; Natal \rellow Horsetooth ; Bishop. There are two types in South Africa, known respectively as German Yellow (Fig. 114) 'and Natal Yellow, Horsetooth ; the former is apt to be earlier in maturing and more drought resistant than the latter, but both vary greatly in these re- spects, according to the part of the country in which they have become acclimatized, and the character of the other strains which have en- tered into their composi- tion, for both are very impure. In some cases the type grown under this name is a mongrel flint, segregating each year into flints and dents, and in others it is a par- tial dent which segregates into dents and flints. We are not aware that any distinctive and pure strains have been iso- lated. If planted early, Yel- low Horsetooth does well on the High-veld, where ,. ,, â . it proves a good yielder Fig. 114.â Yellow Horsetooth or ' & â > German Yellow. both in grain and 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, 1870-. London, New York, [etc. ] Longmans, Green and co.
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