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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WINTER WHEAT. 



WINTER WHEAT. 



Prices are subject to tUe fluctnatloiis of the market. Xtie prices herein named are those rnllni;: 



at this date (August i, for the ne'w crop 1900. Delivery f. o, b. >»e\v Vorli. 



Special quotations to large buyers. 



RURAL NEW YORKER, No. 57. 



Has heavily bearded heads which are 

 beautifully symmetrical, being pointed at 

 the tip, broad in the middle and tapering 

 towards the stem. The straw is unusuallj^ 

 tall and strong and stools freely, frequently 

 having 35 to 40 stalks from a single grain. 

 The heads are compact, averaging three 

 kernels to a spikelet or "breast," and ten 

 breasts to a side. The kernels are of 

 medium size and of an attractive color, 

 between the so-called "red" and amber. 

 Possessing the requisite degree of hardness 

 for the production of the finest grade of 

 flour, it will be much sought after bj- millers. 

 The chaff is clear white, with a trace of 

 velvet sufficient to make it difficult for the 

 green fly to attack it, and the heads do not 

 mildew as the full velvet chaff varieties are 

 liable to do. (See cut.) ~oc. peck, S2.25 

 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, $2.00 bushel. 



WiLMiNGTOx. Del. 



Oct. 2, 1896. 



T hare received the 



Wheat, and it certainly is 



rlie handsomest I eversaw. 



I am delighted with it. 



\V. Harold Smith. 



RURAL 



NEW YORKER, 



is beardless variety is 

 hybrid between Eye and 



Armstrong Wheat, though 



apparently all traces of Kye 



have disappeared and it now 



appears a handsome, beardless 



Wheat. It succeeds and produces 



heavy crops on poor thin land where 



Wheat could not be successfully or 



profitably grown, and it also has ex- 

 treme hardiness to recommend it. When first 

 raised, some years ago, the top of the culms was 

 downy with Eye culms. This characteristic cou' 

 not be fixed, sothat for this variety the culms hav 

 no down were alone selected. The gold-colored st 

 is verv thick and strong, easily supporting the heavy 

 grain without breaking. The large amber kernels are 

 placed four to a breast, eight breasts to a sido, with long 

 svmmetrical heads having a biown chafT. (See cut.) 

 peck, $2.25 bushel; lO-bushel h>ts. $2.f>0 per bushel. 



75c. 



Bl KM. 



KEW Y<)llKi:R, 



NO. 57. 



Bfu.iL .si;h vouki;ii. N'i 'I 



PEDIGREE GIANT (Halfbearded). 



Those who grew the Eaily Genesee Giant Wheat which we offered a few 

 years a-^o will no doubt remember what a grand wheat that was until it 

 ran outT The Pedigree Giant is a cross obtained fioiu tiie old Genesee 

 Giant and has in a marked degree all the desirable features of that 

 variety wiien at its best. The head is of peculiar construction with very 

 full centre row, and the whole head is crowded with fine hard amber 



"^ It is a champion in productiveness, and no variety can outyield it. It is 

 a wonder for thrifty fall growth, is early and slniT.g stouliiig, has strong 

 short-jointed straw, which staiKis up well under high culture. lOC. peck, 

 $2.25 buslK'l ; 10-bushel lots, $2.00 bushel. 



