. Classification of American wheat varieties. Wheat; Wheat. CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN WHEAT VARIETIES. 79 Virginia Reel is a name used for Harvest Queen wheat in Douglas County, Kans., where, according to H. A. Colles, of Sibley, Kans., it has been grown for 20 years. PKOSPERITY (AMERICAN BRONZE). Description.—Plant winter habit, midseason, midtall; stem glaucous when green, white, strong, coarse; spike awnless, linear-oblong, broad, middense, nodding; glumes glabrous, white, midlong, wide; shoulders wide, oblique to square; beaks wide, obtuse,, 1 mm. long; apical awns few, 3 to 10 mm. long;
. Classification of American wheat varieties. Wheat; Wheat. CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN WHEAT VARIETIES. 79 Virginia Reel is a name used for Harvest Queen wheat in Douglas County, Kans., where, according to H. A. Colles, of Sibley, Kans., it has been grown for 20 years. PKOSPERITY (AMERICAN BRONZE). Description.—Plant winter habit, midseason, midtall; stem glaucous when green, white, strong, coarse; spike awnless, linear-oblong, broad, middense, nodding; glumes glabrous, white, midlong, wide; shoulders wide, oblique to square; beaks wide, obtuse,, 1 mm. long; apical awns few, 3 to 10 mm. long; kernels red, midlong, soft, ovate; germ midsized; crease wide, deep; cheeks angular; brush midsized, midlong. This variety is marked by its broad, nodding spike and the very glaucous appearance of the entire plant while immature. Plate XVI, B, shows spikes, glumes, and kernels of this variety. History.—-It was originated by A. N. Jones, of Newark, Wayne County, N. Y. Mr. Jones first called it No. 8, but later named it American It was first advertised and distributed in 1890 by Peter Henderson & Co., seedsmen, of New York City, and was said by them to be the result of a cross between Martin Amber and Fultz (110). The name Prosperity came into use for the variety about 1895 (#7). The origin of this name is unde- termined, but the variety is now grown more widely as Prosperity than as Ameri- can Bronze, and as the former is a more desirable name it is here used. Distribution.—Grown as Prosperity in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and under its original name, American Bronze, in Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The distribution of this variety is shown in Figure 28. Synonyms.—Dutch, Hundred Mark, International No. 8, Invincible, Michi- gan Red, No Name, No. 8, Red Victory, Silver Chaff, Twentieth Century, and Zinn's Golden. The name Dutch is used for the variety in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties, Mo. In correspondence with th
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