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Zea Mays by Herbert M. Prouty, 1886
Zea Mays by Herbert M. Prouty, 1886, Page 16
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14 [underlined] Pollen [/underlined] powdery; yellow; abundant. [underlined] Fertilization [/underlined]. The plant is anemophilous; is capable of self fertilization, but does much better with cross fertilization. It would seem as though it were especially adapted for self-fertilization as the pollen is borne on the tassel at the end of the stalk while the silk is borne in the axil of a leaf [underlined] one-half [/underlined] or [underlined] two-thirds [/underlined] the way up the stalk so the pollen can fall directly upon the silk. The stigmas, however, usually, we might say always, hang toward the ground. The fact is
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14 [underlined] Pollen [/underlined] powdery; yellow; abundant. [underlined] Fertilization [/underlined]. The plant is anemophilous; is capable of self fertilization, but does much better with cross fertilization. It would seem as though it were especially adapted for self-fertilization as the pollen is borne on the tassel at the end of the stalk while the silk is borne in the axil of a leaf [underlined] one-half [/underlined] or [underlined] two-thirds [/underlined] the way up the stalk so the pollen can fall directly upon the silk. The stigmas, however, usually, we might say always, hang toward the ground. The fact is
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