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THE WHEAT CULTURIST. 



FIG. 24. Four-rowed Andriolo. 



THE FOUR-ROWED ANDRIOLO 

 WHEAT. 



The variety herewith 

 represented is the Four- 

 rowed White Andriolo 

 variety, which was raised 

 to some extent by the 

 Hon. Isaac Newton, Com 

 missioner of Agriculture, 

 Washington. This is a 

 beautiful variety, prolific, 

 stands the winters tol 

 erably well, and ripens 

 early. The long awns, or 

 rough beards, are an ob 

 jection to it, as they are 

 unpleasant to handle, and 

 make so much chaff, 

 which is a nuisance, 

 when the straw is em 

 ployed for feeding and 

 littering sheep and horses. 

 This variety has all the 

 external characteristics of 

 a perfect variety of grain ; 

 and were it properly cul 

 tivated, no doubt this 

 would be one of the best 

 varieties ever raised in 

 America. The kernels of 

 this variety are very uni 

 form in appearance ; and 

 the variety is prolific. 



