. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. CHAPTER XII RICE Characteristics. Rice is the name of a grass and of its fruit. The botanical name of this grass is Oryza satiia. Like all grasses, rice has very small flowers, but its flowers are unlike those of most grasses in having six stamens. Each rice plant has a cluster of shoots, springing together from the base, and growing upward close together. In size, the different varieties of rice are very unequal. Some of the rice in Pangasinan is 2 meters in height; but the usual height is less than i meter. The roots arc very fine. History.
. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. CHAPTER XII RICE Characteristics. Rice is the name of a grass and of its fruit. The botanical name of this grass is Oryza satiia. Like all grasses, rice has very small flowers, but its flowers are unlike those of most grasses in having six stamens. Each rice plant has a cluster of shoots, springing together from the base, and growing upward close together. In size, the different varieties of rice are very unequal. Some of the rice in Pangasinan is 2 meters in height; but the usual height is less than i meter. The roots arc very fine. History. Rice is a native of swamps, and grows in all the coun- tries from Australia across southern Asia to central Africa. It was first cultivated in India or southeastern Asia. It is not known how long ago it was first cultivated; but we do ^"^'^S' "'^^^i °f "'-^ know that it was introduced into China more than 4700 years ago, and that it was cultivated in Babylon almost 103. 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 Copeland, Edwin Bingham, 1873- [from old catalog]. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N. Y. , and Manila, World book company
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