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THE SMALL GRAINS 



the manner of a true winter cereal. Garton No. 46 

 spring wheat is descended from a hybrid of Early Rus- 

 sian and Fife, which was recrossed on Fife. It has a 

 hard, glutinous kernel, and is claimed by the originator 

 to be extremely early. Regenerated Fife is the result 



a b 



FIG. 70. U. S.C.I, wheat hybrid 48. Theiss X Ufa emmer: a, female 

 parent ; 6, male parent ; c, first generation ; d, second generation. 



of a cross within the variety. Garton No. 158 barley is 

 a result of a composite cross of two-row and six-row va- 

 rieties, but is itself six-rowed. Other new strains by 

 Garton are Tatar King, President, and Garton No. 5 

 oats and Garton No. 98 barley (two-row), of which the 

 Tatar King oats is well known. The No. 5 oat is a hybrid 

 of Senator and Regenerated Swedish Select. 



