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Zea Mays by Herbert M. Prouty, 1886

Zea Mays by Herbert M. Prouty, 1886, Page 12

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10 Botanical Analysis Zea Mays. Israinineae -- Grass Family General description, Animal plant, very various shape and size; ranges from less than [underlined] a foot [/underlined] to [underlined] seventeen [/underlined] feet in height; erect and does not branch, but often sends up suckers from the bottom, especially during a rainy season. It is a cereal and largely cultivated. Rootstock-short and thick with multiple primary roots - see roots - Culm - jointed, solid, smooth and sheathed, generally of a green -
 
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