Smithsonian Report. 1937.— Kempton 



PLATE 19 



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central spike at left and lateral branches at right of a corn tassel 

 Showing the spikelets in Four Rows on the Branches and in Eight 

 Rows ON THE Central Spike. 



Dorsal and ventral views of the branches are shown but the central spike is symmetrical. This picture 

 also shows the pairing of pediceled and sessile spikelets. (Natural size.) 



