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Fic. 1, Euchlena mexicana ‘ <cherna: TEOSINTE.—a, A pistillate spike with 
one of ‘ine —ee sheath-like bracts; , a portion of the pistillate spike, 
natural si 
SUCHL AINA Schrad. — — Hort. Geett. 1882. Spee unisexual, 
Gao: , in pairs pedic se 
arranged in terminal paniculate racemes; the pistillate aopphinry sessile 
solitary at each joint of an obliquely articulate rhachis of a simple spike; yy 
A foli 
branaceous, empty; flowering glum oie and like their caine: hyaline. 
Stamens 3. Glumes of the pistillate esee elets 4, the outer one broad and boat- 
an smooth, soon becoming very hard, the inner glumes and 
w rhachis, 24 glume empty coriaceous, ak big lume  hvalins vith a palea 
ae no ephe 4th or flowering glume and its te hyaline. Styles very long, 
filiform, shortly bifid at the apex. 
- Tall annuals with long and broad leaves, closely pO GCE Indian corn — 
in habit ipadiee 1 with sevens: varieties in in Mexico and Centra 
