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Fig. 14.—-Maize. A spikelet from 
the tassel cut lengthwise to 
show its two flowers; the one on 
the right fully open, the other 
not yet mature. Sk, stalklet; 
C, C’, outer bracts; D, E, inner 
bracts of the open flower; G, 
lodicules, which by swelling 
have spread apart the bracts; 
F’, F’”, filaments cut across; ‘Be 
filament bearing ripe anther 
(R, A) shedding pollen (P); 
Y, A, young anthers, the left 
hand one cut to show the pollen. 
Enlarged. (Original.) 
Fic. 13.—Maize (Zea Mays, Grass Family, Graminee). A plant in 
flower. T, the ‘‘tassel”’ (a cluster of flowers having stamens but no 
pistils); S, stalk; L, leaf; E, E, E, the ‘ears’ (clusters of flowers hav- 
ing pistils but no stamens); N, N, nodes (swollen joints of the stem); 
B, B, brace roots, which serve as guys helping to hold the stalk up- 
right; R, earth roots; G, G, surface of ground. About one-twelfth 
natural size. (Original.) 
