VARIETIES OF OATS 



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223. Leading Varieties. No complete classification of 

 the varieties of oats grown in the United States has ever 

 been made ; the differences in time of ripening, shape of grain, 



Fig. 59. The two types of panicles in oats; spreading, 

 at the left; side, or "horse-mane," at the right. 



and other characteristics are so slight as to make such a task 

 extremely difficult. New varieties are introduced each 

 year by enterprising seedsmen, and old ones are sent out 

 under new names, thus adding to the confusion. A few of 



