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Book Title
On the varieties of wheat
By
Le Couteur, John.
Publication Details
Jersey--London, H. Payn & H. Wright, 1836
Year
1836
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.50093
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Cambridge University Library
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JISC & NEH
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lines 4—12 annotation Henslow corroborates the degree of variation in wheat
from End Slip annotation VI    variability of common wheat. adaptation to different soils
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from End Slip annotation 15 «16» careful selection of separate ears of corn in Columella time & Virgil    Xt01
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from End Slip annotation 52    disbelieves necessity of change of ‹sow› seeds
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from End Slip annotation 55    1/10 of seed perishes even with greatest care
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from End Slip annotation 59    on one variety soon predominating over «(good)» another in wheat, & hence called degenerating
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from End Slip annotation in pale pencil 64    flower at different periods
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from End Slip annotation in pale pencil 79 quality of straw
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