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No. 1.] Gcorgdoion, Ca. Sept. 12,1810. [No. 6. 



In a number oFthe Counties of Virginia and Maryland, 

 consifierabie attention has been paid to Agriculture 

 and Oomestic Manafactiires for several years past 

 Societies have been formed for the purpose of promo- 

 ting those important objects — valuable information has 

 been obtained and communicated to each other — and 

 great improvements have been made. The Agricul- 

 tural Museum now affords them the means of extend^ 

 ing the sphere of their usefulness, and of communica- 

 ting the result of their researches to the community 

 at large. 



JiV ACCOUNT OP A NEW VAKIETT OF WHEAT DISCOVESED IN VIRGINIA, COMMIT- 

 KICATEU TO THE CULPEVER SOCIETY FOB THE PUOMOTION OF AGKTOULIUEB 

 AND DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES, BY THE HON. JOHN TAYLOE, ESQ. OF CAEO- 



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The history of a forward species of wheat, lately 

 discovered in'4^irginia, is a short one. A Mr. Isbell of 

 the county of Caroline in that state, about seven years 

 past, purchased a quantity of mixed wheat of a merchant, 

 and having sown it, accidentiy observed when his wheat 

 was in flower, a single ear almost ripe. Hence he con- 

 ceived an idea, that it might be a different species. To 

 determine this, he carefully preserved the wheat pro- 

 duced by his solitary ear, which has now multiplied to 

 such a degree, asth..t several thousand bushels will be 

 made at the next harvest; for it has been distributed into 

 many hands. 



But the character of this wheat^ deserves greater at- 

 tention; and as in all probability, it has not yet entirely 

 unfolded its qualities, it is much to be desired, that the best 

 informed botanical knowledge,, aud the most accurate 



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