CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN WHEAT VARIETIES. 129 



A spike, glumes, and kernels of Oatka Chief are shown in Plate XXXV, A. 



History. — Oatka Chief was originated by A. N. Jones, of Newark, Wayne 

 County, N. Y., in 1896. 19 



It was distributed by Henderson (110, p. 73) in 1897. In 1905 it was listed 

 by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station as a red-kerneled wheat (204, 

 p. 38). This was evidently an error, however, or else this station had a different 

 wheat. 



Distribution. — This variety probably now has disappeared from commercial 

 cultivation. It is still grown at several of the eastern experiment stations. 



MAMMOTH AMBER (JONES MAMMOTH AMBER). 



Description. — Plant winter habit, late, midtall; stem purple, strong, stout; 

 spike awned, clavate, middense to dense, erect to inclined ; glumes glabrous, 

 white, midlong, midwide ; shoulders narrow, usually oblique ; beaks 2 to 15 mm. 

 long ; awns 3 to 6 cm. long ; kernels white, midlong, soft, ovate ; germ midsized ; 

 crease narrow to midwide, shallow to middeep ; cheeks usually rounded ; brush 

 midsized, midlong. 



This variety differs from the Seneca Chief and Oatka Chief principally in 

 having purple stems. 



History. — This variety also was originated by A. N. Jones (127). He has 

 recorded its history as follows : 



This fine variety of wheat originated from crossbreeding my American 

 Bronze, known in many sections as No. 8 (its trial-bed number). This cross 

 was crossbred with Early Genesee Giant. 



Jones Mammoth Amber was advertised and distributed by Peter Henderson & 

 Co. in 1906. 



Distribution. — This wheat is not known to be commercially grown at the 

 present time. 



PALISADE (WHITE PALISADE). 



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

 slender ; spike awned, fusiform, middense, inclined to nodding ; glumes glabrous, 

 white, midlong, narrow; shoulders wanting to narrow, oblique; beaks 2 to 

 4 mm. long ; awns 3 to 7 cm. long ; kernels white, midlong, soft, ovate to ellipti- 

 cal ; germ small ; crease narrow to midwide, shallow ; cheeks rounded to angu- 

 lar; brush midsized, short. 



A spike, glumes, and kernels of Palisade are shown in Plate XXXV, B. 



History. — White Palisade wheat was obtained by the North Platte substation, 

 North Platte, Nebr., from a farmer in the vicinity of Palisade, Nebr., about 1907. 

 The 'previous history of the variety is undetermined. The White Oregon 

 variety, which appears to be synonymous, was grown in the central part of the 

 United States many years ago. 



Distribution. — Grown under the names of synonyms in Colorado, Nebraska, 

 and western Kansas. 



Synonyms. — White Oregon and White Spring. Samples of White Oregon 

 were obtained in Logan and Rawlins Counties, Kans., in 1919. The variety was 

 reported in several other counties in Kansas as well. White Spring is a descrip- 

 tive name for the Palisade variety used by many growers in Kansas and 

 Nebraska. 



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19 Printed stationery of Mr. Jones. 

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