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CEREALS 



23. Wheat. Throughout the greater part of Europe and 

 America wheat holds the first place among vegetable foods. 



Fig. i;0. — Map showing, as in Fig. 10, nati\'o litimc and present range of 

 rice. (< iriginal.) 



Fig. 21. — Map showing, as in Fig. li;, native lionic aiui present range of 

 maize. (Original.) 



Now that railways and steamboats have maile transporta- 

 tion easy, more and more wheat is being used : for whenever 

 it is equally available it is usually preferred as a breadstuff 



