359 
The following table gives dates of sowing and ripening, especially 
in America additional to those given by Lippincott (1863), and in 
many cases will give useful indications of the progressive change that 
has gone on since 1860 in methods of cultivation and in the habits of 
the wheat itself: 
Lati- aoe 
Locality. tude Date of sowing. Date of reaping. Dare iy ariety OF wheat 
Sed Days. 
Delta of Egypt ---|------- INO Vi yae e222 te Maryan oe eo 180 
Europe. 
Maltese secon = eet ae Dee Mis. ss 222s cecs= i hia eee 163 
iPALErIMOy S1Ciliy = | s|easn see Ne noe (Oke egang See eee May e20 ee ane So 17 
INSDLOS eran eos (Caan se ae INOvanl Osseo ae ee UNG hase eee ee 195 
FROM CG eee ees rere eo INIGWailGe= = con eee Dlyi ee eeee eee 242 
Alps: 
3000 Peet =2 2222/22. 22. Sept. 2) a 4.222222! PATI or: Gee niet | B29 
4,000 feet _.....]-------- Hepinsssse2. Sales Asap aes SM ck 340 
Central Germany |-------- INOW leases tecsee= diiliyeel Gaerne saa 137 
SHOUT @E1  oed F a6 Lc ee ee es TAC RA Rene ese ees eee 
MMiddleofiSwiedent|ie=22---|2252ccec= 2 -cesenee ooee eae se (ONO yeh ae OSES tes eee Hi Poses 
United States. 
Aroostook Coun-| 46 47 | May 15-__....------ Sept. U es.-secs see] decease 
ty, Me. 
Reopen County. 145.00) | May 20 oa soonee sens Septy 0 met a meeeec|e decease. 
e. 
Penobscot Coun- | 45 00 | May 21 to Junel--| Aug. 15...-_..--.---|-------- 
ty, Me. 
pomierset County,| 45 00 | May 25 to Junel _-| Aug. 20 to Sept. 20_|-------- 
e. 
Washington | 4500| Apr. 10 to May 10-| Sept. 10-20..._---..|_-------- 
County, Me. 
St. Lawrence] 44 40| Apr. to June -_____- PANT US be eee eee ae | ee 
County, N. Y. 
DOR eos sc~ 8 44 40 | Sept. to Nov ---..- Oy eee eel eae eee 
wii dsor County..|5 43/30), Sept: 18: 22s Jy 25 en eee ees | See ee 
Oshkosh County, | 44 00|] Sept. 1.---.-._--.-- AUS a yas eae nee | eee 
Wis. 
Walworth Coun- |) 43/00) (Sept. IJ—lb: 222 s----)) diUlye 20a = soe ee 
ty, Wis. 
Hillsdale County, | 42 00 | Sept. 10-25 _____--__- July alO= 20s eae sen ee 
Mich. 
Wayne County, | 42 15 | Sept. 5-25 __._-..... Say Baas ee ie Be ee 
Mich. — 
Washtenaw] 4215! Sept. 1-20 ---------- Jaly 8-20) sees eee eee 
County, Mich. 
we County, |) 43007) Augets to Septai53| Sully, 252 2222-22-23 | oe 
Livingston Coun- | 42 45 | Sept. 15 __....------ July 20 to Aug. 20 _|....__.- 
ty, N.Y 
Gieazic County, | 42 45 | Aug. 20 to Sept. 25.) July 15 to Aug. 1 --|_--_---- 
auiee County, | 43/00 | Sept.25.-.-.2<:.---- ALON ee ete See | ea ee May. 
eee County, | 42 45 | Sept. 10-20_--.------ PULYe 20 sree es ee 
Doe AZAD |ASOpb.esecsss22-- 22 2= Jialye lS See | See are Dayton. 
leer County, | 41 45 | Sept.1-20-_---...---- Jay 10-20 eee eae a ae ace Mediterranean. 
etouben County, || 42\15 | Aug: 25 to\Sept: 1022) July 2b 222. 32s22 2222 |= ae = 
Hampshire Coun- | 42 00 | Sept.5_....-....----]-.--- (6 (eRe Et eee 
ty, Mass. 
