. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2775. Ear of Zea canina. second year from the wild. Cob flat- tish (X^i). quiry into tlie no- menclature of Zi''i Jlirys would lin<l other names to re- ]il;ii-e sniiie of those .(^ivcn by Sturte- V :i n t ; h n t li i .s names ha\ri>i.\N <;<"'T-;n. A com- posite species, of which no sini^le for
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2775. Ear of Zea canina. second year from the wild. Cob flat- tish (X^i). quiry into tlie no- menclature of Zi''i Jlirys would lin<l other names to re- ]il;ii-e sniiie of those .(^ivcn by Sturte- V :i n t ; h n t li i .s names ha\ri>i.\N <;<"'T-;n. A com- posite species, of which no sini^le form caii tie taken :is the type. Linnseus meant the name to cover the whole range of forms then grown in Buro])e;in gnnleiis. Tender annual. If an original specific form of Maize were to be discovered, this form would no doubt be 2774. Zea canina, showing the long branches, with ears at the joints. taken as the type, and all other forms ranged as varie- ties of it. A. JIui:e 'jrnini for orriament. V;ir. Jap6nica, Koern. {Z. Japthiica, Van Houtte. Z. riltaln, Ilort. ). Foliage varionsly striped with \ iilant small. Siiid to have come from -hiiian. F.^. lG:](;7;j-4. Ears small; kernels yellowish, llinl. Var. grracillima, Koern. [Z. (jracillhiui and Z. whuma, Hovl.). Very dwarf, slender form with grcoii Ivs., some- tinirs cnlr. in En. A viiriny r<irieg(fla is also -^ ^S^^f^^ mentioned. W^i^rCkj ^ ^ Var. Ciir^g-na, Hurt. {Z. Curdgifu, Molina), is described as a very r o 1.) u 8 t green - leaved form. Sturtevant places it in the Pop Corn tribe. On. 42, p. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; Miller, Wilhelm, b. 1869. New York, Macmillan
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