. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. Fig. 29. — Illustrating the relationship between gama-grass, teosinte, and corn: 1, gama-grass; 2, teosinte; 3, corn; 4, floral parts of gama-grass: a, tassel; 6, spike of tassel', bearing staminate flowers on upper part, c, staminate flower; d, pis- tillate flower; 5, floral parts of teosinte; 6, floral parts of corn. production of an ear of maize, from teosinte by a develop- ment of the central spike of the lateral tassel into an ; Gama-grass at a distance bear^ close resemblance to maize. The average height is from 5 to 10 feet, the l


. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. Fig. 29. — Illustrating the relationship between gama-grass, teosinte, and corn: 1, gama-grass; 2, teosinte; 3, corn; 4, floral parts of gama-grass: a, tassel; 6, spike of tassel', bearing staminate flowers on upper part, c, staminate flower; d, pis- tillate flower; 5, floral parts of teosinte; 6, floral parts of corn. production of an ear of maize, from teosinte by a develop- ment of the central spike of the lateral tassel into an ; Gama-grass at a distance bear^ close resemblance to maize. The average height is from 5 to 10 feet, the leaves. 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 Morgan, James Oscar. New York, The Macmillan company


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