20 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40938 to 40969— Con. (Quoted notes by A. and G. L. C. Howard.) 



40949. Type No. 9 A. 



40950. "Type No. 10. Var. erythroleucon Kcke. Ears bearded; 

 awns red ; chuff smooth, dull light red ; grain amber coloured, liuble 

 to sprout in the ear, consistency variable, bard, soft, and mottled 

 grains found in equal proportions; length of ear 82 mm.; D.= 21; 

 straw short and weak, ears bend over when ripe; early. This 

 type was found in the Safed of Moga, Mundi of Ludhiana, Jogia 

 of Karnal." 



40951. "Type No. 11. Var. erythroleucon Kcke. Ears bearded; 

 awns red ; chaff smooth, a more intense and brighter red than in 

 type 10; grain amber coloured, liable to sprout in the ear. con- 

 sistency variable, but with a majority of soft grains: ears squarer 

 and denser than in type 10, ear length 76 mm.; D.= 25; straw tall 

 and strong, ears stand erect; later than type 10. This type was 

 found in the Safed of Amritsar, Sohan of Chiniot, Kun.jhari of 

 Dera Ghazi Khan, Daudi of Lyallpur. and in the Jogia of Karnal." 



40952. " Type No. 12. Var. erythroleucon Kcke. Ears bearded; 

 awns red with occasional blackening; chaff smooth, dull light red 

 with a somewhat bluish tone, occasional blackening on the chaff; 

 grain amber coloured, hard on the whole; ear length 86 mm.; 

 D.= 21 ; straw intermediate in strength between that of types 10 

 and 11, pink, turning black on ripening, tall; ears bend over when 

 ripe ; early : grain easily shed. This type was found in the Rangrih 

 of Palampur." 



40953. " Type No. 13. Var. ferrugineum Al. Ears bearded ; awns 

 red; chaff smooth, shiny, yellowish or brownish red; grain red, in- 

 termediate in colour between the dark and light red-grained types, 

 rather small, consistency variable, about two-thirds being hard ; ear 

 length 96 mm.; D.= 18; straw medium; ears fairly erect; rather 

 late. This type was found in the Lai Kasar-wali of Lyallpur. The 

 hard red of Gujar Khan also belongs to this type, hut ripened a 

 little later than the Lai Kasar-wali. This difference may easily 

 disappear after the hard red of Gujar Khan is acclimatised at 

 Lyallpur." 



40954. "Type No. 14. Var. erythrospermum Kcke. Ears bearded; 

 awns pinkish yellow; chaff smooth, white with a reddish tinge 

 When ripe; grain light vrt\, hard and soft grains in about equal pro- 

 portions; ear length 80 mm.; D.= 23; straw weak and short; ears 

 bend over when ripe; early: fairly rust resistant; sheds its -tain 

 more easily than type 15. This type was found in the Lai of 

 Karnal. Lai of Sialkot, Lai of Attock. Lai Safed of Sirsa. Lai of 

 Zira, Kasalu or Surkh of Ferozepore, Katti or Lai of Pind Dadan 

 Khan, Lai of Ludhiana, 1 >esi Surkh of Jullunder. Lai Desi of 

 Jhelum, Lai of Rawalpindi, Lai of Delhi, Kun.jhari of Muzaffar- 

 garh." 



40955. "Type No. 15. Var. erythrospermum Kcke. Ears bearded ; 

 awns pinkish yellow; chaff smooth, while witli a reddish tinge 

 when ripe; grain light red, consistency variable, but the majority 

 are soft grains: ear length 80 nun.; 1).- 25; straw tall and strong; 

 ears erect when ripe; late; susceptible to rust; grains less easily 



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