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Zea Mays by Herbert M. Prouty, 1886
Zea Mays by Herbert M. Prouty, 1886, Page 9
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7 Mt. corn, which has each kernel enveloped by a miniature husk. The varieties differ among themselves more than those of any other cereal. We might add that they differ in regard to time required for maturity. Some varieties areas many [underlined] feet [/underlined] high as others are [underlined] inches [/underlined]. Some have kernels eleven or twelve times larger than others. [underlined] Frost [/underlined] kills the plant in all its stages of growth and it does not flourish well if the nights are cool. It prefers a deep, rich, warm, rather dry, mellow soil, hence the rich bottoms and fertile prairies of the [underlined] Miss. Basin [/underlined] constitute the region of its
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7 Mt. corn, which has each kernel enveloped by a miniature husk. The varieties differ among themselves more than those of any other cereal. We might add that they differ in regard to time required for maturity. Some varieties areas many [underlined] feet [/underlined] high as others are [underlined] inches [/underlined]. Some have kernels eleven or twelve times larger than others. [underlined] Frost [/underlined] kills the plant in all its stages of growth and it does not flourish well if the nights are cool. It prefers a deep, rich, warm, rather dry, mellow soil, hence the rich bottoms and fertile prairies of the [underlined] Miss. Basin [/underlined] constitute the region of its
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