. Elements of agriculture; a text-book for public schools. Agriculture. CHAPTER II. WHEAT. History. Wheat has been cultivated for so long a time that history fails to record the facts relative to its domestication. It originated in the Old World, and was grown in Egypt more than five thousand years ago. The wild plant from which it Avas de- rived is not positively known, although a low-beard- ed grass called "wild wheat" is found in the south- ern part of Europe. Kernels of wheat have been found in the tombs of Egypt. Such kernels are thousands of years old, and the stories of their
. Elements of agriculture; a text-book for public schools. Agriculture. CHAPTER II. WHEAT. History. Wheat has been cultivated for so long a time that history fails to record the facts relative to its domestication. It originated in the Old World, and was grown in Egypt more than five thousand years ago. The wild plant from which it Avas de- rived is not positively known, although a low-beard- ed grass called "wild wheat" is found in the south- ern part of Europe. Kernels of wheat have been found in the tombs of Egypt. Such kernels are thousands of years old, and the stories of their growing when planted are idle tales, as no seeds can retain their vitalitv for so lonsr a Fig. 11. Grains of Wheat. These separate figures represent the various stages in the sprouting of a normal wheat grain. No. 1 shows the appearance of the dry grain. No. 2 shows that the young plant or embryo in the seed end has swelled after one day in the germinator. No. 3 shows a good type of germination after three days' growth in the seed pan, showing the young stem and rootlets with root hairs. Draw- ing by H. L. 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 Shepperd, John H. (John Henry), 1869-1939; McDowell, J. C. (John Chambers), 1867-1943, joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Company
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