82 BULLETIN 1074, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Distribution. — Grown as Sun in Pierce and San Juan Counties, Wash., and 

 Sonoma County, Calif. 



Synonym. — Sun. This is the English translation of the Swedish name Sol 

 and is sometimes used for the variety. 



OAKLEY (EXTRA EARLY OAKLEY). 



Description. — Plant winter habit, early, midtall ; stem faintly purple, mid- 

 strong; spike awnless, fusiform, middense, erect; glumes glabrous, white, mid- 

 long, midwide ; shoulders midwide, oblique to square ; beaks wide, obtuse, 0.5 

 mm. long ; apical awns few, 2 to 15 mm. long ; kernels red, midlong, soft, ovate ; 

 germ midsized ; crease midwide, middeep ; cheeks rounded to angular ; brush 

 midsized, midlong. 



Oakley differs from Fultz in being earlier and having a more erect spike. 



History. — The origin of Oakley (Extra Early Oakley) is undetermined. The 

 variety was grown by the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station as early 

 as 1891 {94, p. 112). It was reported to have been in high favor in Kentucky 

 in the late nineties and always rated well by millers. 



Distribution. — Grown in Cleveland County, N. C. 



Synonyms. — Early Oakley, and Norwood or Neverfail. The latter names are 

 used for Oakley wheat in Chatham County, N. C. 



WYANDOTTE (WYANDOTTE RED). 



Description. — Plant winter habit, early to midseason, midtall to tall; stem 

 purple, midstrong; spike awnless, fusiform, middense, inclined to nodding; 

 glumes glabrous, white, short, wide; shoulders midwide to wide, oblique to 

 square ; beaks narrow, obtuse, 0.5 mm. long ; apical awns few, 1 to 15 mm. long ; 

 kernels pale red, usually short, soft, ovate; germ midsized; crease midwide to 

 wide, shallow, middeep ; cheeks angular ; brush midsized, midlong. 



Wyandotte differs from Fultz in being slightly earlier and shorter and in 

 having a slightly shorter and more fusiform spike. 



History. — The origin of Wyandotte (Wyandotte Red) is undetermined. It 

 was grown by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station as early as 1886 from 

 seed obtained from T. Balliet, of Nevada, Ohio (80, p. 20, 23). Seed of the 

 variety was obtained by the Rural New Yorker in 1888 from J. A. Foote, of 

 Crawfordsville, Ind., who grew the variety for the first time in 1887 (22, p. 591). 



Distribution. — Grown in Wayne County, Ohio. 



FLINT. 



Description. — Plant winter habit, early to midseason, midtall; stem purple, 

 midlong; spike awnless, oblong, dense, erect; glumes, glabrous, white, midlong, 

 midwide ; shoulders narrow, oblique to square ; beaks midwide, obtuse, 0.5 to 1 

 mm. long ; apical awns few, 2 to 40 cm. long ; .kernels pale red, short to midlong, 

 soft, ovate ; germ small ; crease midwide, middeep ; cheeks angular to rounded ; 

 brush midsized, midlong. 



Flint differs from Fultz in being slightly earlier and shorter and in having 

 more erect and oblong spikes, longer glumes, narrower shoulders, and longer 

 apical awns. Spikes, glumes, and kernels of Flint wheat are shown in Plate 

 XVIII, A. 



History. — The origin of Flint wheat is undetermined. It is known to be an 

 old wheat of the eastern United States. The early names for the variety and 

 the literature concerning them are very confusing. A White Flint, claimed to 

 have been introduced from Spain in 1814 (103, p. 217), which became widely 



