xu CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IV 

 The Origin of Red Bobs and Kitchener 



SECTION PAGE 



I Introduction 259 



II Origin of Bobs 259 



III Importance of the Color of Wheat Kernels . . 260 



IV The Discovery of Red Bobs by Mr. Seager 



Wheeler 262 



V Red Bobs the Product of a Natural Cross . . 264 

 VI The Selection, Multiplication, and Distribution 



of Red Bobs 268 



Vll Red Bobs at the University of Saskatchewan. 270 



VIII Description of Red Bobs 272 



IX A Visit to Mr. Wlieeler's Farm . . . " . .272 



X A Biographical Note 274 



XI Kitchener 275 



CHAPTER V 



The Wild Wheat of Palestine 



I The Importance and Antiquity of Agriculture . 278 



II The Antiquity and Origin of Wheat . . . .279 



III The Prototypes of Cereals 285 



IV Kornicke's Discovery in a Herbarium . . . 286 



V Rediscovery of the Wild Wheat by Aaronsohn . 286 

 VI The Botanical Classification of Wheats . . . 292 



VII The Brittle Rachis of the Primitive Cereals . 293 

 VIII Cultivated Wheats with a Brittle Rachis . . 295 

 IX Einkorn and Its Prototype Distinct from Other 



Wheats 296 



X Emmer the Only Possible Prototype of True 



Wheat 298 



XI Cross-fertilization 299 



XII Conclusion 306 



Index 307 



