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[8 July, 1907. 



grrnvth. and these do not generally stand against the wind and weather. 

 There are other properties that are inherent in some coarse-strawed varie- 

 ties that enable them to stand, whilst the ability of the strongest-strawed 

 varieties to stand, as every farmer know'S, also depends on the cultivation, 

 richness of the soil and the amount of moisture present. 



It has been stated that the bald wheats have the prepondering influence 

 when crossed on or by a bearded variety. In the instances noted, Medeah 

 on Bobs, six out of twenty-two different seedlings Avere bearded, and in 

 the case of the reverse cross there were eight bearded forms out of thirty- 

 four. Medeah is a Durum with longish, hard, dark, somewhat horny 

 grains, dark awns, chaff mostly dark-coloured, compact medium-sized ears, 

 long solid straw. Bobs has a small tapering bald ear with light-coloured 



PROGENY OBTAINED BY CROSSING MEDEAH WITH TRIPOLA. 



Upper Row — Pioj^'env of the I'olish type. Outside ears are the mother (M) and 



father. 

 Lower Row — Progeny of the Medeah ty])e. 



chaff, small somewhat translucent light-coloured grain of fair hardness, 

 and slender straw of medium length and fairly good strength. If we 

 examine the grain from each of the seedlings of the above when crossed it 

 is noticeable that almost every one of them is longer than Bobs and more 

 approaching in characteristic Medeah, but is generally softer. A few 

 were larger than Medeah with a more starchy character than either parent. 

 The progeny took more after the horny character of Medeah ; however, had 

 there been a better development, in a few instances there might have been 

 others approaching more nearly the starchy tvpe. The colouring of 



