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THE WHEAT CULTTJEIST. 



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. 



