A GRAIN OF 
variety 1 
‘of Martin Amber. 
known that the glumes of emasculated 
wheat flowers when not fertilized will 
remain open for some time and if not 
protected by pollen-proof covering will 
often be fertilized by pollen, probably 
air-borne. Again, some fault not appar- 
ent may have existed in the technique. 
Be that as it may, these eight plants 
how no signs of being wheat-rye 
hybrids, although at 
them must have 
different varieti 
least some of 
been hybrids between 
of wheat. 
CARMAN’S ERRONEOUS BELIEF 
Although these ‘‘eight 
resembling 
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original plants 
wheat more than rye’”’ cannot 
ARMSTRONG 
WHEAT 
with which Carman made his wheat-rye hybrids; it now goes under the name 
Photograph much enlarged. (Fig. 15. 
S 
be admitted to be actual wheat-rye 
hybrids, they were so considered by 
Mr. Carman. In all his later reference 
to them they are always considered to 
be hybrids of wheat and rye. Of all 
the wheats originated by him, the 
varieties first to be introduced, in 1889, 
included two descended through con- 
inued selections from these ‘“‘fertile 
lants,”’ these being Nos. 2 and 3. 
30th of these varieties were believed to 
be half rye, half wheat by parentage, 
hough they had no appearance of rye 
in any Introduced at the 
same these two wheats 
time as 
Four others, known as Nos. 50, 51, 53, 
res] ect. 
