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Plate I. Field of wild rice just heading out, near Bemidji, Minn Frontispiece. 



II. Stems of wild rice, natural size. Fig. 1. — Young stems of wild rice, 

 showing psendonodes. Fig. 2. — An old stem of wild rice, showing 

 the curvature of the base 24 



III. Fig. 1. — A staininate flower of wild rice, enlarged seven times. 



Fig. 2. — A pistillate flower of wild rice, with outer glume removed, 

 enlarged seven times 24 



IV. Fig. 1. — A pistillate flower of wild rice, enlarged seven times. 



Fig. 2. — Panicles of wild rice, showing ergot infection, natural size. 24 

 V. Panicles of wild rice. Fig. 1. — Type of the panicle of Potomac wild 



rice. Fig. 2. — Type of the panicle of Minnesota wild rice 24 



VI. Fig. 1. — Indian woman parching wild rice. Fig. 2. — Freshly gath- 

 ered wild rice drying on a scaffold 24 



VII. Wild rice seed with the hull on, with the hull off, and parched, 



natural size 24 



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