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the variety. In a 4-year test, trie strain previously grown in Cali- 
fornia for eight years has outyielded the eastern-grown strain by 
slightly more than 4 bushels. Whether this increased yield was due 
entirely to the fact that it had been grown under California condi- 
tions for several years the writer can not say. 
The Giant Winter selection was developed from an individual head 
selected at Arlington Farm. In a 3-year test it has given a lower 
average yield than the old strain. The Giant Winter is a very tall, 
large, and vigorous stiff-strawed variety. The heads are medium 
long, slightly flattened, compact, and tapering more or less toward 
the apex. The kernels are long, fairly plump, and of a brownish 
yellow color. 
The Virginia Winter, C. I. No. 128, and Arlington Winter, C. I. 
No. 127, are very similar to the Giant Winter. The former is a pedi- 
greed strain that has been developed at Arlington, while the latter 
is a mass selection from a commercial variety that is grown exten- 
sively on the Arlington Farm for green-manuring purposes. Both 
have produced very satisfactory yields. The variety C. I. No. 73, 
originally a spring rye, is also quite similar to Giant Winter. This 
variety was obtained from Mr. F. W T . Boehme, Geneva, Idaho. Only 
about 15 per cent of the plants survived the winter the first year it 
was sown at Arlington Farm. The next year and thereafter it 
behaved as a true winter variety. It is quite possible that the seed 
that was sown the first year contained a mixture of a winter rye, 
which accounted for the few plants that did not winterkill. The 
yield of this rye in succeeding years compared favorably with that of 
the other varieties. 
Abruzzes. — The Abruzzes or Abruzzi rye, C. I. No. 40, was intro- 
duced into the United States from San Giovanni a Teduccio, near 
Naples, Italy, in 1904. This rye does not differ greatly in appear- 
ance from most of the varieties previously mentioned, yet when pure 
it can usually be recognized readily. It is the tallest of all the varie- 
ties that have been tested at Arlington Farm. The heads are long, 
nearly square, and well developed. They are less tapering than in 
most ryes, holding their width until quite near the tip. The kernels 
are large, plump, and of a dark-brown color. The quality of grain in 
this variety is probably the best of any that have been grown at 
Arlington Farm. Because of its tall, slender straw the Abruzzes is 
quite likely to lodge when grown on rich land. This variety is becom- 
ing quite popular in many sections in the South Atlantic States. 
Mexican. — The Mexican variety, C. I. No. 108, was obtained from 
Tlaxcala, Mexico. In general appearance it is quite similar to the 
Giant or Virginia Winter type. However, the whole plant is less 
