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Tlie Kentucky while bearded, Hiitchinson or Canadian flint 



is very popular in Western New- York win-re it has been ra- 

 pidly disseminated since its first introduction some IvJ years 

 j-incc. ll is hard\, a good \ ielder, with a short plump bcrr\ , 

 weighing (') I llx. per bushel. It requires thicker sowing 

 (about '.Jfi per eeni. more seed) than the improved Hint, as it 

 does no! tiller as well, and unlike that it shells easily, wasting 

 much unless cut quite early. 



The, English irtrct beard or Crate wlieal has a coarse straw, 

 large heads, a good berrv of a reddish hue, and is well adapt- 

 ed to the rich alluvial bottom lands, where its linn straw pre- 

 vents its lodging. It is a fair vieider and tolerably hardy, but 

 its long beard is a great objection to its introduction on such 

 lands as are suited to the finer kinds. 



The Yorkshire or English /lint or SouJcs wheat has been 

 iitly introduced, and is similar in its leading features to 

 jhe old lienesee. 



The while Provence is a new and favorite variety, but its 



derstalk frequently subjects it to lodging. It is only Min- 

 ed to the lines) calcareous wheat soils. 



The blur stem has been raised with great success in I nin, 

 Penn., \vhere it resisted smut and rust when all other kinds 

 in theVicinity were, alleeted by it. 



The MeSditftfTOnean is a coar-i- \\hcat with a thick skin, 

 ing a dark Hour. It resists rust and the Hy, is a good 

 he:nvr, and may be prolilably grown where other choice kinds 

 fail. 



The Kgi/frfuM. Smyrna, Need, Nuny xpilnL or Wild goose 

 is also a hardy variety, with a thick, heavy straw which 

 piv. cuts iis lodging. 



l'i: .n , i io\ or \i:w VAIJIKTIKS OK WHKAT. Hesides in- 

 trodltcing valuable kinds from abroad and the improvement by 



lid cultivation of such as \\e now have, new vari- 

 may be >ccured by hybridi/ing or crossing. This is done by 

 impregnating the tl-male organs ot'tlu- tlowers on cue plant, 

 lv the pollen from the male o:gan of another. The progeny 

 ntaietiiiK-s materialU jlillers from both parents, and occasion . 

 ally partakes of the leading qualities of each. Among those 

 thus produced, some may be tbund of peculiar excellence and 

 worthy 6f supplanting ot^en whose \alue is declining. The 

 cilcct ..i vtriking in the ra: 1 of corn, \\ hei- 



red and white, the blue and \ellow kerneb Q to blerifcl 



in singular confusion over the whole ear. each differing too 



