. College botany; structure, physiology and economics of plants. Botany. 318 COLLEGE BOTANY possible to grow it tauck farther north than most grains (Kg. 158). Rice (Oryza sativa) is grown extensively in Asiatic countries and to some extent in other parts of the world. It requires a warm climate and low, wet soils. The roots, stems and leaves are very similar to wheat. The inflorescence is a close compound panicle; the spikelets are flowered, glumes two and very small,. Fig. 159.—Rice production. palese two, the lower one with a straight awn, six stamens and two stigmas. We know nothing of the
. College botany; structure, physiology and economics of plants. Botany. 318 COLLEGE BOTANY possible to grow it tauck farther north than most grains (Kg. 158). Rice (Oryza sativa) is grown extensively in Asiatic countries and to some extent in other parts of the world. It requires a warm climate and low, wet soils. The roots, stems and leaves are very similar to wheat. The inflorescence is a close compound panicle; the spikelets are flowered, glumes two and very small,. Fig. 159.—Rice production. palese two, the lower one with a straight awn, six stamens and two stigmas. We know nothing of the early history of rice other than that it was cultivated at least 2800 years It is probably used more extensively as an article of food than any other grain (Fig. 159). Indian corn or maize (Zea mays) (Figs. 160, 161) is an American plant which is grown extensively throughout the west- em hemisphere and tc some extent in other parts of the 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 Cook, Melville Thurston, 1869-1952. Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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