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He also adhered to a particular aim in all his work. The 

 wheats previously grown in New York and other eastern 

 states were inclined, on account of the nature of the soil 

 and climate, to be soft and starchy. Jones therefore 

 gave much attention to raising the standard of eastern 

 varieties in respect to gluten content, and in some measure 

 succeeded. Of his first varieties the two most popular 

 are his Winter Fife and Early Red Clawson. The former 

 is descended from Fultz, Mediterranean, and Russian 

 Velvet, and is an awnless, velvet-chaff wheat with amber 

 grains, soft or semi-hard. It is grown chiefly in the 

 eastern and north central states, and would be of great 

 value in the Palouse country were it not for its shattering. 

 Early Red Clawson is a hybrid of Clawson and Golden 

 Cross, the last named being a hybrid of Mediterranean 

 and Clawson. It has a reddish kernel, and is in some 

 respects similar to Clawson, but matures earlier and has 

 a stiffer straw. Probably the next best known variety is 

 Early Genesee Giant, which has been much grown 

 throughout New York and Pennsylvania. 



Diamond Grit and Bearded Winter Fife most nearly 

 approach the Great Plains wheats probably in gluten 

 content. The former, a direct cross of Jones Winter Fife 

 and Early Genesee Giant, is an awned, white-chaffed, semi- 

 hard, red-kerneled variety. The latter has Jones Winter 

 Fife as one parent, but is harder and has a better quality 

 kernel. Early Arcadian is an awnless, red-chaffed variety 

 with club- and square-shaped spikes and light amber 

 kernels. It is a direct cross of Early Genesee Giant and 

 Early Red Clawson. 



234. Work in Canada. William Saunders of Ottawa 

 produced a number of new hybrid wheats adapted for 

 growing in the northern states and Canada. Some of 



