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37. Small plots of cereals, new cross-bred varieties, and 



new selections at the Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa (facing page) 238 



38. Selected Manchurian barley at the Experimental Farm, 



Indian Head, Saskatchewan (facing page) . . . 239 



39. Dr. Charles Saunders crossing wheats at the Central 



Experimental Farm, Ottawa (facing page) . . . 240 



40. Liberty oats (hulless), August, 1918 (facing page) . . 241 



41. Typical heads of Eed Bobs wheat (facing page) . . 262 



42. Mr. Seager Wheeler in a plot of wheat at Rosthern, 



Saskatchewan (facing page) 272 



43. Demeter enthroned 281 



44. View of Mejdel esh Schems, on the slopes of M]ount 



Hermon, where Wild Wheat was found (facing page) 288 



45. Heads of an ordinary form of the Wild Wheat of Pales- 



tine as grown at Bard, California (facing page) . 289 



46. Wheat Kernels. A, Wild Wheat showing usual size; 



B, large-seeded variation of Wild WTieat; C, Sonora 

 wheat commonly grown in the same locality at Bard, 

 California (facing page) 290 



47. Classes of Wheat; Wheat, Durum, Club (facing page) 291 



48. Classes of Wheat; Poulard, Polish, Spelt, Einkorn, 



Wild Wheat of Palestine (facing page) .... 294 



49. Classes of Wheat; Bobs, White Fife, Taylor's Wonder, 



and Emmer (facing page) 295 



50. Head of a large-seeded variation of the Wild Wheat 



(Triticum hermonis) with the spikelets falling apart 

 (facing page) 298 



