. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. THE WORK OF FLOWERS 115 This matter ft cross-fertilization, however, has a striking application in the case of the corn plant. The best develop- ment of the ear of corn is seen only in case the seed from which it grew was fertilized by pollen from another plant;. Fig. 3S. — Flowers of the corn plant. but since the tassel which bears the pollen is directly above the silks which receive it, self-fertilization very often takes place. By going through a field of corn when the tassels are just coming out and cutting them
. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. THE WORK OF FLOWERS 115 This matter ft cross-fertilization, however, has a striking application in the case of the corn plant. The best develop- ment of the ear of corn is seen only in case the seed from which it grew was fertilized by pollen from another plant;. Fig. 3S. — Flowers of the corn plant. but since the tassel which bears the pollen is directly above the silks which receive it, self-fertilization very often takes place. By going through a field of corn when the tassels are just coming out and cutting them off as they appear in. 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 Cunningham, Jules Cool, 1879-; Lancelot, William Henry, 1874-. New York : Macmillan
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