78 BULLETIN 1074, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Distribution—Grown as Harvest Queen in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kan- 
sas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Vir- 
ginia, and under the synonymous names in Iowa and Nebraska. Figure 27 shows 
the distribution of the variety. 
Synonyms.—Black Sea, Canadian, Canadian Fife, Imported Scotch, Italian 
Wonder, Kansas Queen, May Queen, New 100, Oregon Red, Prairie Queen, 
Prizetaker, Red Cross, Salzer’s Prizetaker, Virginia Reel, and Winter Queen. 
Black Sea is a name used for the variety in Doniphan County, Kans., where 
it has been grown under that name for eight years. Black Sea was an im- 
portant winter wheat in Wisconsin in 1849 (62, p. 205). This name also has 
long been used in the United States for a bearded spring wheat. Canadian 
and Canadian Fife are names used for the variety in Marion County, Mo. 
Imported Scotch grown in Web- 
ster County. Mo., apparently is 
Harvest Queen. Concerning this 
wheat, J.C. Preston, of Seymour, 
Mo., stated in correspondence 
with the Office of Cereal Investi- 
gations as follows: 
I got this wheat on the farm 
of Milton, near Leuchars, Fife 
County, Scotland in 1910. A Mr. 
Thompson was tenant. there. 
Just brought about one handful _ 
in my pocket. I was told that it 
Fic, 27.—Outline map of a portion of the Unitea WaS first-prize wheat at the 
States, showing the distribution of Harvest Royal Show in 1909. 
Queen whcat in 1919. Estimated area, 1,007,- Italian Wonder is a name used 
600 acres. ; for the variety in Cowley County, 
Kans. Concerning this wheat, C. M. Wallis, of Winfield, Kans., wrote the 
Office of Cereal Investigations the following information: 
About 10 years ago Tom Isnagle found scattering heads of exceedingly large 
and well-developed berry. He went through and selected them and planted the 
seed. He got such good results he continued until he raised enough to seed 
his farm and called it Italian Wonder; then began to Sell seed. 
Kansas Queen, May Queen, Prairie Queen, and Winter Queen are names 
used for the Harvest Queen variety in several counties in northeastern Kansas. 
There is considerable confusion in the name May, as it is applied to several 
varieties. May Queen, therefore, should not be confused with Red May and 
Little May. New 100 is a designation used for Harvest Queen wheat in 
Howard County, Mo. Oregon Red is an old name for the variety and is still 
used in Cowley County, Kans., and Grant and Payne Counties, Oklahoma. 
Red Cross is the name under which the above-described wheat has been grown 
in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Nebraska. The 
name has been commonly used for the Harvest Queen variety in Missouri for 
25 years or more. Its origin is undetermined. It undoubtedly is an earlier 
name for the variety than Harvest Queen, but as the name Red Cross has been ~ 
applied to other varieties and as this variety has become so well known as 
Harvest Queen, the latter name is used here. 
Prizetaker and Salzer’s Prizetaker are names under which the Harvest Queen 
variety is grown in Illinois and neighboring States, although the name was 
used by the John A. Salzer Seed Co., of La Crosse, Wis., for the Goldcoin | 
variety. 
