Canadian Grains 



Canadian Experiment Stations have originated sever- 

 al grains of superior merit. The Marquis is a productive, 

 early ripening variety of spring wheat, relatively free from 

 rust and yielding a fine quality of flour. . It is especially re- 

 commended for the Western prairie provinces. It origin- 

 ated as a cross between the Hard Red Calcutta (female) and 

 the Red Fife (male), made in 1892 by Dr. A. P. Saunders, 

 and separated by Dr. Chas. Saunders in 1904. 



The Huron wheat, a valuable variety for the Eastern 

 provinces, originated from a cross between the Ladoga and 

 White Fife. The Prelude, a very early variety and adapted 

 to northern districts, is derived from four varieties by cross- 

 ing — Gehun, Ladoga, White Fife and Hard Red Calcutta. 

 Its origin may be represented as follows: 



Ladoga x White Fife 



Alpha X Hard Red Calcutta 



Fraser x Gehun 



I 

 Prelude 



The Early Red Fife was derived from the Red Fife. 



The Manchurian Barley, a selected strain of Mensury, 

 is a heavy yielder. 



Dr. Chas. Saunders^ originated a new and valuable 

 hulless oat which he has called the Liberty Oat. 



The Arthur Pea originated from a cross between the 

 Mummy and the Multiplier varieties. 



The preceding varieties were produced at the Domin- 

 ion Experimental Farms. 



Mr. Seager Wheeler of Rosthern, Sask., originated in 



1910 the Red Bobs from Bobs, an Austrahan wheat, and in 



1911 the Kitchener from Marquis, both strains showing 

 great promise. (See Buller, Essays on Wheat). 



The Ontario Agricultural College has also originated 

 several new varieties. Among the more important are the 

 O.A.C. No. 21 Barley, a selected strain of Mandscheuri 

 six-rowed bearded, relatively free from rust and very pro- 



(1)^ — Dr. Chas E. Saunders was born in London, Ontario, in 1867; 

 graduated from Toronto (1888) and Johns Hopkins Universities 

 (1891): Assistant at the C. E. P.; appointed Dominion Cerealist 

 in i903; has published many reports, bulletins and papers on 

 Cereals and Cereal Breeding. 



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