PETER HENDERSON & CO.— WINTER WHEATS. 



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The Grandest "Winter Wheat Ever Offered. 

 JONES' WINTER FIFE. (Bald.) 



Grown side by side on our Experimental Farm last season this variety had stools with 40 to 45 heads, it outyielded every other 

 wheat tested — and all the new and the leading older varieties were represented. It is a decided boon to farmers and millers and 

 the most desirable Winter sort known, yielding from 40 to 55 bushels per acre. This is without doubt the coming No. 1 hard 

 gluten sort of the East, being to the Winter wheat sections what the No. 1 Hard Spring is to the Northwest ; excelling in the 

 amount of gluten even the noted Saskatchewan Spring Fife, the pride of all Northwestern millers. It is well known that millers 

 in the Winter Wheat sections are obliged to use a certain amount of Spring Fife to obtain gluten, in which our common sorts are 

 in a degree deficient, and without which it is impossible to compete with the Spring Wheat sections. But with this sort in general 

 cultivation we can compete with the highest grade of 'flour known. This sort originated from a combined cross. The first cross 

 being from Mediterranean and a seedling. This seedling being a cross between Mediterranean and Fultz, which was crossed with 

 Velvet Chaff. It is a very strong grower, covering the ground early in the season, requiring light seeding on rich soil. Straw is 

 above medium height and very strong. Heads long and broad, free from beards, with breasts overlapping each other. Ripens 

 early, and has a velvet-like glisten in the sun. Grain of medium size ; requires to be left until fully ripe before being har- 

 vested, and does not shell in the field. Transparent, hard and dark. {See cut.) Price, 50 cts. per lb. 3 lbs. for $1.25, including 

 postage ; $3.50 per peck ; $12.00 per bushel. 



AMERICAN BRONZE. (Bald.) 



First Time Offered, Especially Adapted to Sandy and Poor Soil. 



Although especially adapted to poor soils producing a good crop when most other sorts would prove a complete failure, it is 

 also one of great value on rich, moist land on which long and soft strawed sorts would go down. It is of medium height and the 

 thickest walled straw in cultivation, resisting severe wind storms without lodging. Originated from a cross between Martin's 

 Amber and Fultz. Being a very strong grower and of spreading habit requires light seeding if sown on rich soil. Heads are 

 long and broad, free from beards, chaff white, grain large and of a rich bronze shade, the color being very distinct when grown 

 on light soils. 



It is early, very productive and especially free from rust even in unfavorable seasons. 



The season of 1S90 has shown this to be also one of the very best for strong Ctay soils making a grain of very large size, with 

 that dark transparent shade so desirable in a No. 1 milling sort. 30 cts. per lb., ; lbs. for 75 cts. including postage ; $2.00 per 

 peck; $6.00 per bushel. 



