. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN" WHEAT VARIETIES. 77 Description.—Plant winter habit, early to midseason, midtall to tall; stem white, strong; spike awnless, oblong-fusiform, middense, inclined; glumes glabrous, white, short, wide; shoulders midwide to wide, oblique to square; beaks wide, obtuse, mm. long; apical awns few, 3 to 10 mm. long; kernels pale red, midsized, soft, ovate; germ midsized; crease midwide, middeep; cheeks rounded; brush small, midlong. Walker differs from Zimmerman in being slightly
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN" WHEAT VARIETIES. 77 Description.—Plant winter habit, early to midseason, midtall to tall; stem white, strong; spike awnless, oblong-fusiform, middense, inclined; glumes glabrous, white, short, wide; shoulders midwide to wide, oblique to square; beaks wide, obtuse, mm. long; apical awns few, 3 to 10 mm. long; kernels pale red, midsized, soft, ovate; germ midsized; crease midwide, middeep; cheeks rounded; brush small, midlong. Walker differs from Zimmerman in being slightly later and taller and has a more inclined spike, wider glumes, and larger kernels and germ. Spikes, glumes, and kernels of the Walker wheat are shown in Plate XV, B. History.—The origin of Walker is undetermined. It is known to be an old variety of the eastern United States and was being replaced by Tappahannock in Jackson County, N. C., in 1871 (S, p. 131). Distribution.—Grown in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. This distribution is shown in Figure 26. HAEVEST QUEEN. Description.—Plant winter habit, midseason, tall; stem white, strong; spike awnless, oblong, dense, erect to inclined; glumes glabrous, white, midlong, mid* wide; shoulders wide, oblique to square; beaks wide, obtuse, mm. long; apical awns few, 3 to 10 mm. long; kernels dull red, midlong, soft, ovate; germ midsized; crease midwide to wide, middeep; cheeks rounded; brush midsized, midlong. This variety is distinct in having tall, bright, strong straw and a thick oblong spike. Spikes, glumes, and kernels of this variety are shown in Plate XVI, A. History.—The name Harvest Queen was used early for a white wheat, but this use apparently has been discontinued. The earlier names under which the wheat de- scribed above was known were Black Sea, Oregon Red. and Red Cross. The name Harvest Queen is claimed by E. S. Marshall,9 of De Soto, Kans., to have been applied to th
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