A Typical Corn Stalk 



This picture is shown to make clear the relations of pollen- 

 bearing and ovule-Dearing Organs in the mechanism of the ^"n 

 Plant The pollen, being borne in the tassel at the top. natnrallg sifts 

 ^ down. as\arrild by the wind, on the "silk ."""'^'■, «;°'"'''f " 

 the stigmas of the seed-bearing flower. It is obvious that 

 the opposite arrangement of the two tgpes of flow- 

 ers would not have answered at all. 



