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CHAPTER III. 



GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 



Geographical distribution 



Distribution in the United 



The Sub-arid Zone 



The Rocky Mountains Zon 



The Great Basin 



The Pacific Slope 



The Atlantic States 



Canada 



Mexico 



Central America and the W 



Tropical So.ith America 



Argentina . 



Possible increase in tire Arg 



Europe 



Asia .... 



Australasia . 



North Africa 



Tropical Africa. (See also 



South Africa 



Orange Free State 



Transvaal 



Relative yields of Transvaal 



Natal .... 



Cape Province 



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Districts 



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CHAPTER IV. 



BOTANICAL CHARACTERS. 



Botanical relationship . 

 Description ... 

 Plant structure . 

 The seed .... 

 The embryo and endosperm 

 Germination 

 The maize seedling 

 The root and its functions . 

 The stem and its functions . 

 Sucker-shoots 



The leaf and its functions. (See also addendum 

 The inflorescence 

 Barren plants 

 Flowering period 

 The spikelet 



The pollen and its vitality 

 The young ear 

 The silk 

 -Pollination . 

 Fertilization 

 Dichogamy . 



Form tor describing the maize plant in the held 

 The shank . 

 The husk 

 The mature ear 

 The cob 



Number of rows of grain 

 Twisted rows 



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