CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN" WHEAT VARIETIES. 
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sippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Okla- 
homa, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and V\'est Vir- 
ginia. This distribution is shown in Figure 65. 
Synonyms. — Acme, Bluestem, Farmers Trust, Great Western, Key's Prolific, 
Lancaster Red, Lehigh, Miller, Miller's Pride, Missouri Bluestem, Mortgage 
Lifter, Red Chaff, Red Sea, Red Top, Rocky Mountain, Standby, and Swamp. 
Acme is a name reported for Mediterranean wheat from Pennsylvania. 
Bluestem is a name commonly used by farmers in the eastern United States 
for Mediterranean, as well as for several other wheat varieties. Farmers 
Trust is a name which has been used in the central Tnited Stares for Mediter- 
ranean wheat during the last 15 or 20 years. It was reported from Arkansas. 
Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Great Western was reported 
from Virginia for Mediterranean. Key's Prolific is a name used for Mediter- 
ranean in Harford 
County, Md. Lehigh is 
a name which has been 
used for Mediterranean 
wheat for about 20 
years, but which evi- 
dently is no longer useil 
by growers. It is still 
grown under this name 
by some experiment sta- 
tions. Lancaster Red 
was reported by Dietz 
in 1869 {6, p. 178) as 
" a variety of the Red 
Chaff Bearded Med- 
iterranean. It was ob- 
tained by selecting from 
the field in Lancaster 
County, Pa." 
Miller is a name used 
for Mediterranean in 
Frederick County, Md. 
Miller's Pride is the 
name under which several samples of Mediterranean wheat have been 
received from the Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station. Its previous 
history is not determined. It was reported from Berks County, Pa. Missouri 
Bluestem is the name under which a wheat similar to Mediterranean, except 
for slightly shorter spikes, has been grown at the Arlington Experimental Farm, 
Va., and College Park, Md., for a number of years. The original seed was 
obtained from Stamford, Conn., in 1899. It is not known to be commercially 
grown. Mortgage Lifter is a name used for Mediterranean in Center County, 
Pa. Red Chaff is a name commonly used for Mediterranean as well as several 
other varieties of wheat. The distribution of Mediterranean under the name 
Red Chaff, therefore, can not be definitely determined. Red Sea is a name 
long used for Mediterranean wheat. How and when its use became established 
is not known. It was reported in 1919 from Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Mis- 
souri, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas. Red Top is a name 
used for Mediterranean in Oklahoma. 
Rocky Mountain is the name under which a wheat identical with [Mediter- 
ranean, except for a slightly shorter spike, has been grown at the Federal and 
Fig. 65. — Outline map of the eastern United States, shew- 
ing the distribution of Mediterranean wheat in 1919. 
Estimated area, 2,558,900 acres. 
