. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONS 205. winters, and hence the greatest supply comes from temper- ate regions. The Northern United States and Canada have vast areas especially well-adapted to the cultivation of wheat; and in 1899 (last census) the United States ' alone produced more than one-fourth of the wheat of the world, being the great- est wheat-producing coun- try. In this production the chief wheat-growing States, in the order of their output, were Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota. The varieties of wheat are very numerous, and new ones
. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONS 205. winters, and hence the greatest supply comes from temper- ate regions. The Northern United States and Canada have vast areas especially well-adapted to the cultivation of wheat; and in 1899 (last census) the United States ' alone produced more than one-fourth of the wheat of the world, being the great- est wheat-producing coun- try. In this production the chief wheat-growing States, in the order of their output, were Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota. The varieties of wheat are very numerous, and new ones are constantly being produced in the effort to get the very best variety for every combina- tion of climate and soil. There are spring and win- ter wheats, bearded and beardless wheats (Fig. 261), soft and hard wheats, and wheats of various col- ors. Winter wheat is sown in the fall, and hence must be a variety able to endure the winter; while spring wheat is sown as early in the spring as possible. Since wlaeat grows best during the cool part of the year, it is very conveniently related to the corn crop, which makes its chief growth during the warm months. The time of har- vesting varies with the latitude, ranging from early in May in Texas to August in some northern States. Fig. 2G1.—Bearded and beardless wheat. —After Engler and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928. New York, D. Appleton
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