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the variety. In a 4-year tost, the strain previously grown in Cali- 

 fornia for eight years has outyielded the eastern-grown strain by 

 slightly more than 4 bushels. Whether this increased, yield was due 

 entirely to the fact that it had been grown under California condi- 

 tions for several years the writer can not say. 



The Giant Winter selection was developed from an individual head 

 selected at Arlington Farm. In a 3-year test it has given a lower 

 average yield than the- old strain. The Giant Winter is a very tall, 

 large, and vigorous stiff-stfawed variety. The heads are medium 

 long, slightly flattened, compact, and tapering more or less toward 

 the apex. The kernels are long, fairly plump, and of a brownish 

 yellow color. 



The Virginia Winter, C. I. No. 128, and Arlington Winter, C. I. 

 No. 127, are very similar to the Giant Winter. The former is a pedi- 

 greed strain that has been developed at Arlington, while the latter 

 is a mass selection from a commercial variety that is grown exten- 

 sively on the Arlington Farm for green-manuring purposes. Both 

 have produced very satisfactory yields. The variety C. I. No. 73, 

 originally a spring rye, is also quite similar to Giant Winter. This 

 variety was obtained from Mr. F. W. Boehme, Geneva, Idaho. Only 

 about 1 5 per cent of the plants survived the winter the first year it 

 was sown at Arlington Farm. The next year and thereafter it 

 behaved as a true winter variety. It is quite possible that the seed 

 that was sown the first year contained a mixture of a winter rye, 

 which accounted for the few plants that did not winferkill. The 

 yield of this rye in succeeding years compared favorably with that of 

 the other varieties. 



Abruzzes. — The Abruzzes or Abruzzi rye, C. I. No. 40, was intro- 

 duced into the United States from San Giovanni a Teduccio, near 

 Naples, Italy, in 1904. This rye does not differ greatly in. appear- 

 ance from most of the varieties previously mentioned, yet when pure 

 it can usually be recognized readily. It is the tallest of all the varie- 

 ties that have been tested at Arlington Farm. The heads are long, 

 nearly square, and well developed. They are less tapering than in 

 most ryes, holding their width until quite near the tip. The kernels 

 are large, plump, and of a dark-brown color. The quality of grain in 

 this variety is probably the best of any that have been grown at 

 Arlington Farm. Because of its tall, slender straw the Abruzzes is 

 quite likely to lodge when grown on rich land. This variety is becom- 

 ing quite popular in many sections in the South Atlantic States. 



Mexican. — The Mexican variety, C. I. No. 108, was obtained from 

 Tlaxcala, Mexico. In general appearance it is quite similar to the 

 Giant or Virginia Winter type. However, the whole plant is less 



