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beard, and reddish brown smooth chaff. The kernel is red and soft. 

 This variety grows erect, is l)elow the aveiage height, and tillers 

 exceedingly well. It is both drought and rust-resistant, and is often 

 gTown with good results nnder irrigation. 



Spring Early. — This selection has a light brown full-bearded ear. 

 The grain is long, red, and semi-hard. This variety is still exten- 

 sively grown throughout all parts of the south-west Cape, especially 

 in the Districts of Caledon and Bredasdorp. where the rainfall is 

 moderate. The variety is subject to rust in sections where the season 

 is long and the rainfall heavy. 



Americon No. 8. — A selection of the Australian variety. The 

 ears are long, narrow, compact, and beardless with smooth brown 

 chaff. It holds the grain exceedingly well. The kernel is small, 

 round, red, and soft. This selection is tall growing with thin strong- 

 straw. This variety is not recomended for areas with a large rainfall 

 since it is subject to rust. It is suited to those inland areas where 

 south winds are prevalent at harvest time and where dry conditions 

 prevail. 



Rieti X Gluyas No. 81. — A cross l)etween the ordinary Rieti 

 and the Australian variety Gluyas Early. The ears are brown, fully 

 bearded, and of an average size. The kernel is large, plump, and 

 white. This cross tillers moderately well ; grows to an average height 

 and has a self-suporting erect straw. The object of this cross was to 

 get an earlier maturing variety than Rieti. and one wliich would stool 

 better and not show the same tendency to shatter. This selection 

 possesses a white kernel unlike the other selections of the same cross- 

 bred. In addition it does not shatter as readily as the parent Rieti. 



Table III. 

 Late Varieties. 



Kleintroinv Sel. 12-1. — A selection made in 1907 from a bulk crop 

 of Australian wheat, the seed of which was originally imported by 

 the Government. The ear is medium long-, white, and tip-bearded. 

 The grain is small, white, plump, and soft. This selection grows to 



