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are alternate, sheathing and strap-shaped. The inflorescence is 

 monoecious, the staminate flowers borne at the tip of the plant in a 



Fig. 161.— The 



or staminate flowers of the Indian corn. 



compound panicle called the tassel; the pistillate flowers borne 

 in a spike or ear on the side of the stalk and covered with husks. 

 The fruits or grain ai'e flat, ouneate-shaped. It is grown more 



