. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 24 CEREALS. Fig. 15.—Maize. I. A ,\ oung car cut throUKli the middle lengthwise. Sk, Hk, the main .stalk; Sk', a short branch which beans the car; 8h, .sheathing lower part of the leaf which enfolds the whole ear and its husks; B, blade of the same leaf; R, G, the rain-guard which keeps rain from running into the sheath and prcmioting ; H, the "husks" or large, n)ore or less leaf-like bracts around the eai'; Sg, stigmas (the ".silk") protruding beyond the liusks. .'\hout one-thinl natural si
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 24 CEREALS. Fig. 15.—Maize. I. A ,\ oung car cut throUKli the middle lengthwise. Sk, Hk, the main .stalk; Sk', a short branch which beans the car; 8h, .sheathing lower part of the leaf which enfolds the whole ear and its husks; B, blade of the same leaf; R, G, the rain-guard which keeps rain from running into the sheath and prcmioting ; H, the "husks" or large, n)ore or less leaf-like bracts around the eai'; Sg, stigmas (the ".silk") protruding beyond the liusks. .'\hout one-thinl natural size II. A spikelct of the same ear, .showing the bracts {C, C, I), D', E, E') and the o^-ary (O), and the lower part of the styli' (SY) of the single pistil. Enlarged. III.'Upi)er part of s(ig)na nf the same, showing the delicate hairs that co\'cr it. Enlarged. (Original.). 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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