60 VARIETAL CHARACTERS OF INDIAN WHEATS. 
The beardless ear obtained from Saharunpur in 1906 (U. P. 
158) gave rise to bearded and beardless in 1907 and split up still 
further in 1908. As the seed from which this ear was raised was 
sent from Cawnpore to Saharunpur, the crossing must have taken 
place at Cawnpore. 
16 bearded 
smooth white 
U. P. 158. chatt 
1907. 
Smooth white chat£ 
beardless 
(parent ear) 14 slightly 
1906. bearded smooth 
white 
1907. 
The fourth case of a natural cross found at Lyallpur in 1906 
was in the plots of T. compactum. In Type 5 one of the felted 
beardless ears gave rise in 1907 to red-felted plants differing very 
much in density. 
’ white lax 
chatt 3 
felted ence 
{ 5 ved felted 
he tee 
red OL 
chatt 53 
| \ felted dense 
- white : 
Chait eae a 
PS felted 
’ dense 
Felted beardless | ° ved felted 
906. beardless 
dense 
lax 
| red | 
Qantas 
felted (aense 
1 red felted f 
| beardless all red chaff 
very dense ... dense... 
- felted white chaff 
(compactum 1908. 
ty pe) 
L 
1907. 
