CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN WHEAT VARIETIES. 159 



Distribution. — Grown in Lake County, Calif. 



Synonym. — Canadian Spring. This name is also used for Canadian Red in 

 Lake County, Calif. 



LONGBERRY NO. 1 (JONES LONGBERRY NO. 1). 



Description. — Plant winter habit, midseason, tall; stem white, midstrong; 

 spike awned, oblong-fusiform, middense, inclined ; glumes glabrous, brown, 

 midlong, midwide ; shoulders midwide, usually rounded ; beaks 3 to 10 mm. 

 long ; awns 3 to 7 em. long ; kernels white, midlong to long, soft, ovate, curved ; 

 germ small to midsized ; crease midwide, middeep, pitted ; cheeks rounded ; 

 brush midsized, midlong to long. 



History. — Longberry No. 1 was originated by A. N. Jones (128)', at Newark, 

 Wayne County, N. Y. Concerning its origin he has written as follows : 



This Amber Longberry wheat sent out in bulk in 1898 has proved to be one 

 of great value in all sections. Originating from a cross seedling, parentage of 

 which came from a cross between Mediterranean and Russian Velvet. 



Distribution. — Jones Longberry was reported grown in Kentucky, Michigan, 

 and New York. This may or may not be Longberry No. 1. 



NEW AMBER LONGBERRY. 



Description. — Plant winter habit, midseason to late, tall; stem purple, strong r 

 spike awned, linear-fusiform, lax,' inclined to nodding; glumes glabrous, brown, 

 midlong, midwide ; shoulders wanting to narrow, oblique ; beaks 2 to 5 mm. 

 long ; awns 2 to 7 cm. long ; kernels white, long, soft, elliptical ; germ small to 

 midsized ; crease narrow to midwide, shallow to middeep ; cheeks rounded ; 

 brush midsized, midlong to long. 



This variety differs principally from Longberry No. 1 in having purple straw 

 and a longer, laxer, and more fusiform spike. 



History. — New Amber Longberry was obtained by the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in 1899 from A. N. Jones, of Newark, N. Y., who is recorded 

 as having originated it. 



Distribution. — Grown in experiments at the Arlington Experimental Farm, 

 near Rosslyn, Va. It is not known to be commercially grown. 



Description. — Plant spring habit, early, short to midtall ; stem hollow, white, 

 slender, weak to midstrong; spike awned, somewhat laterally compressed, oblong, 

 dense, erect to inclined ; glumes glabrous, brown, midlong, midwide ; shoulders 

 midwide, oblique; beaks midwide, acuminate, 1 to 3 mm. long; awns 2 to 6 cm. 

 long ; kernels white, midlong to long, semihard to hard, ovate, humped ; germ 

 midsized; crease midwide, shallow; cheeks angular; brush midsized, midlong. 



This variety is not pure as commercially grown. It is very distinct and 

 peculiar, as it represents nearly an intermediate form between common and 

 durum wheat, and for that reason also somewhat resembles poulard wheat. It 

 i lie laterally compressed spike, sharply keeled glumes, and large, hard 

 kernels (if durum and the short, hollow stem, short awns, and midlong brush of 

 common wheat. A spike, glumes, and kernels of Sevier are shown in Plate 

 XUV. 1. 



History. — The origin of Sevier wheat is undetermined. It may be the re- 

 sult <»f a oatnra] field hybrid between common and durum wheat. It was 

 flrsl noted to t»e commercially grown in rtah by Stewart (186, p. 165) in the 



BOmmer (ft 1!)1S and first listed as Knhanka dunlin wheat. Samples were 



