MISCELLANEOUS. 913 
ΟΡ ΕΧΗ XV IT: 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A number of subjects of interest and impor- 
tance are placed in this chapter. They seemed 
inappropriate to the subject matter of the pre- 
ceding chapters, yet of sufficient importance to 
be classed by themselves under this general 
heading. 
Detasseling.—Since 1588 this subject has re- 
ceived considerable attention at some of the 
experiment stations. According to McLaren* 
in 1759 James Logan of Philadelphia published 
an account of some experiments made by him 
where he removed the tassels of the corn plant 
and transposed the pollen. In 1879 Beal called 
attention to the fact that a corn plant does not 
naturally fertilize itself, the pollen being dis- 
charged from the tassels before the appearance 
of the silk.+ 
Among the early experiments made at the 
stations some evidence seemed to indicate that 
* Agricultural Science, Vol. 7, p. 519. 
{Michigan Board of Agriculture Reports, 1879, p. 198; 
1880, p. 288. 
