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During the 19th century, there were many claims to have germinated wheat seed found in Egyptian tombs of the Pharaonic period (âmummy wheatâ). With one exception, all these claims are meagre and unconvincing, and were soon discredited. Martin Tupper, however, gave a detailed account of his experiment with mummy wheat at Albury; his claim to have propagated it through several generations was widely accepted by reputable authorities at the time, and deserves to be re-examined.