CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN" WHEAT VARIETIES. 177 



History. — This wheat was originated at the Washington Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Pullman, Wash. It is of hybrid origin, being one of the results 

 of crosses made by Prof. W. J. Spillman in 1899 between Turkey and Little Club, 

 in an effort to produce a club wheat with a true winter habit. This variety was 

 distributed to farmers in 1907 by the Washington station. Although it is a true 

 spring wheat, it has usually been grown from fall sowing and proved to be a good 

 yielder under a rainfall of 15 to 18 inches. 



Distribution. — Grown in Jackson, Umatilla, and Wasco Counties, Oreg., and 

 Columbia. Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas, and Walla Walla Counties, Wash. It 

 is most important in Walla Walla County, Wash. 



Synonym. — White Hybrid. 



HYBRID 108. 



Description. — Plant intermediate to spring habit, midseason, midtall ; stem 

 white, strong ; spike awnless, elliptical, dense, erect ; glumes glabrous, white, mid- 

 long, midwide ; shoulders midwide, usually rounded ; beaks wide, obtuse, 0.5 mm. 

 long ; apical awns few, 2 to 5 mm. long ; kernels red, usually short, soft, oval to 

 elliptical, humped, pinched ; germ small ; crease narrow, shallow ; cheeks angular ; 

 brush small, midlong. 



History. — Tliis variety was originated at the Washington Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, Pullman, Wash., from a cross between Jones Fife and Little Club, 

 made by Prof. W. J. Spillman in 1899. The variety was distributed by the 

 Washington station in 1907, after the early trials had indicated that it was a 

 good yielding variety. Later experiments, however, did not show favorable 

 results, and because of its poor milling qualities its further distribution was 

 discouraged. 



Distribution. — Grown in Whitman County, Wash. 



synonyms. — Red Hybrid and Red Walla. Red Hybrid is a name used to dis- 

 tinguish this variety and Hybrid 123 from the white-kerneled hybrid club va- 

 rieties previously mentioned. Red Walla is used as a synonym for Hybrid 108 

 and Hybrid 123 because it is the name of the subclass in which all red-kerneled 

 club wheats are graded according to the Federal Grain Standards. The name 

 Red Walla frequently is used for the Red Russian variety as well as the club 

 wheats. 



HYBEID 123. 



Description. — Plant spring habit, midseason to late, midtall ; stem white, 

 ong; spike awnless, oblong to elliptical, dense, erect; glumes glabrous, white, 

 Short, midwide; shoulders narrow, usually rounded; beaks wide, obtuse, 

 ()~> inin. long; apical awns few, 2 to 5 mm. long; kernels red, small, soft to semi- 

 hard, ovate, humped; germ small; crease midwide, shallow; cheeks angular; 

 I. rush .small, midlong. 



Hybrid 12.'. is the only Important red-kerneled variety of club wheat in the 

 United States. It is distinguished from Hybrid 108 by having slightly harder 

 kernel'--. 



History. The history of Hybrid 128 is the same ;is I Imt stated for Hybrid 

 108. This variety, however, became much more popular than No. 108. 



ribuMOn. — Hybrid 126 WttS reported in IDI'.t from Shernmn County, Oreg., 



and -!■• counties in Washington, being grown most extensively in Klickitat 

 County. 



onyms. Red Hybrid mid Red Walla. These names are discussed under 



Ihbrld 108. 



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