Bui. 1074, U. S. Dept of Agriculture. 



PLATE XIV. 



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Rice 'A*. 



Buffum No 17 (B). 



Spikes, (ace and side view , natural Ize; glumes from lower, central, and upper portions of spike, 

 natural Ize; kernels in three positions and in transverse section, magnified '■'■ diameters. 



