In this meticulously researched work, botanist Martin Luther Fisher provides a detailed account of the pollination and cross-fertilization of Indian corn. Drawing on extensive field research and laboratory analysis, Fisher explores the processes of fertilization and hybridization in this important crop plant. This book sheds valuable light on the biological and agricultural aspects of corn pollination, and remains a seminal work in the field of botany. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.