December
1926
The characteristic wheat, cultivated in enormous amounts in the Harer region, no doubt belongs to a special kind, different from everything I had seen and collected in other agricultural areas of the world. The fields display an incredible mixture of varieties. It was necessary to collect hundreds of ears to obtain a representation of the botanical composition. I had happened to arrive at the most appropriate time. The crops were still standing, the harvest had just begun. The barley was also represented by great variety, especially among the distichous forms.
Among the wheats I discovered at once endemic types with violet grains, not known anywhere else in the world. The taste of the bread made from this wheat is similar to that of rye bread.
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