. Classification of American wheat varieties. Wheat; Wheat. 86 BULLETIN 1074, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. easily shattered; shoulders wanting to narrow, oblique; beaks wide, obtuse, 1 nun. long; apical awns several, 1 to 10 mm. long; kernels red, short to mid- long, soft, ovate; germ midsized; crease narrow to midwide, shallow to mid- deep ; cheeks usually rounded; brush midsized, midlong. This variety is very distinct from Fultz in having very strong stems and erect, dense, clavate spikes. Spikes, glumes, and kernels are shown in Plate XIX, B. History.—The origin of Fultzo-Mediterranean
. Classification of American wheat varieties. Wheat; Wheat. 86 BULLETIN 1074, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. easily shattered; shoulders wanting to narrow, oblique; beaks wide, obtuse, 1 nun. long; apical awns several, 1 to 10 mm. long; kernels red, short to mid- long, soft, ovate; germ midsized; crease narrow to midwide, shallow to mid- deep ; cheeks usually rounded; brush midsized, midlong. This variety is very distinct from Fultz in having very strong stems and erect, dense, clavate spikes. Spikes, glumes, and kernels are shown in Plate XIX, B. History.—The origin of Fultzo-Mediterranean is not definitely known. Many synonyms are used for the variety, one of which may be the original name. The variety was first distributed as Fultzo-Mediterranean by Everitt's O. K. Seed Store, Indianapolis, Ind., in 1898. The variety was evidently named by that firm, and it is claimed by them to have originated from a cross between Fultz and Mediterranean. The following statement concerning its origin was made in their catalogue in 1899 {89, p. 8) : Maeeied.—Two Noble Old Families Joined in Wedlock—Mr. Fultz to Miss Mediterranean. Their first-born is well named, Fultzo-Mediterranean. and is a worthy offspring from Noble Stock. Fultzo-Mediterranean shows no indication of having been derived from Mediterranean, although it has many of the characters of Fultz. Neither of the alleged parents has the clavate spike of the Fultzo-Mediterranean. D istrtl) u tion.—Grown in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ken- tucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Okla- homa, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vir- ginia, and West Virginia. The distribu- tion is shown in Figure 32. Syiwyms.—Burrhead, Club, Club Head, Columbia, Double Head, Duck Bill, Early Ontario, Economy, Farmers Pride, Flat Top, Four-Row Fultz, Harper, New Co- lumbia, Scott's Squarehead, Square Head, Square Top, and Stub Head. Of these, the names Burrhead, Club, Club Head, Double Head, Duck B
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