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THE WHEAT CULTURIST. 



FIG. 22. Hairy Andriolo. 



RED, HAIRY ANDRIOLO 

 WHEAT. 



I have given a sketch of 

 this wheat, not fcr the 

 purpose of recommend- 

 ing this variety, but to 

 suggest to farmers not to 

 attempt to grow it be- 

 cause the ears look so 

 large, fair, and beautiful. 

 This variety is a fair 

 wheat, prolific, and pos- 

 sesses most of the charac- 

 teristics of a superior va- 

 riety of wheat. But the 

 large awns and hairs with 

 which the ears are cov- 

 ered are a serious objec- 

 tion to its general intro- 

 duction. The variety 

 came originally from 

 Italy ; but has not been 

 introduced, except to a 

 very limited extent. It 

 is evidently a mongrel, or hybrid ; 

 and before it can be cultivated with 

 satisfactory results, the grain needs 

 to be acclimatized by selecting a 

 few of the best heads and cultivat- 

 ing the grain on rich ground until a 

 perfect American variety is brought 

 out. This variety has prolificacy, 

 for which reason, it would be a first- 



