. Beginners' botany. Botany. Fig. 26.—Indian Corn. Caulicle at c; roots emerging at m; plumule at/. single cotyledon is at a, the cauUcle at b, the plumule at/. The cotyledon remains in the seed. The food is stored both in the cotyledon and as endosperm, chiefly the latter. The emerging shoot is the plumule, with a sheath- ing leaf {p, Fig. 26). The root is emitted from the tip of. the caulicle, c. The caulicle is held in a sheath (formed mostly from the seed-coats), and some of the roots escape through the upper end of this sheath {m. Fig. 26). The 'x-^\T epicotyl elongates, particularly if '

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. Beginners' botany. Botany. Fig. 26.—Indian Corn. Caulicle at c; roots emerging at m; plumule at/. single cotyledon is at a, the cauUcle at b, the plumule at/. The cotyledon remains in the seed. The food is stored both in the cotyledon and as endosperm, chiefly the latter. The emerging shoot is the plumule, with a sheath- ing leaf {p, Fig. 26). The root is emitted from the tip of. the caulicle, c. The caulicle is held in a sheath (formed mostly from the seed-coats), and some of the roots escape through the upper end of this sheath {m. Fig. 26). The 'x-^\T epicotyl elongates, particularly if '^(. The true plumule-leaf is at o, but other leaves grow from its sheath. In Fig. 28 the roots are seen emerging from the two ends of the caulicle-. FiG. 27. — Indian Corn. e, plumule; » to_/5, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan company

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