Staminate Hop Plant 



The flowers of hops are grown.on different plants. Only 

 the pistillate flower has value from the standpoint of the hop 

 grower; but it is supposed to be advantageous to have the flowers 

 fertilized, and therefore is customary to grow staminate 

 plants at regular intervals in ,the hop field. This pic- 

 lure, showing the staminate hop plant, may 

 be contrasted with the succeeding one. 



