. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. FiG. 4. — Flower of upland cotton, from the side, showing the position of the small calyx-lobe opposite the smallest bract. system of air-passages, each leaf cell is, in a somewhat intricate manner, brought into tact with the ternal air. 14. The pedun- cles. — The pedun- cles Sre small stems connecting the flow- ers and later the bolls with the branch. Their length varies, with the variety of cot- ton, and also in dif- ferent parts of the same plant. In American upland cotton the length ranges from one-half inch to two inches. There seems to be a
. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. FiG. 4. — Flower of upland cotton, from the side, showing the position of the small calyx-lobe opposite the smallest bract. system of air-passages, each leaf cell is, in a somewhat intricate manner, brought into tact with the ternal air. 14. The pedun- cles. — The pedun- cles Sre small stems connecting the flow- ers and later the bolls with the branch. Their length varies, with the variety of cot- ton, and also in dif- ferent parts of the same plant. In American upland cotton the length ranges from one-half inch to two inches. There seems to be a relation between the length of the peduncle and "storm resistance" in cotton. The length should be such as will permit the boll to hang with its tip down- ward, so that the leafy bracts, or in- volucres, will protect the lint from rain. The pe- duncle should not be so long as to cause it to bend. Fig. 6. — Bracts of upland cotton inclosing bud, showing twisted 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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