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colour of sldnis one Mendelian unit, quality of endosperm is another ; 

 and a white wheat may be of maximum strength ; a red wheat may 

 be quite weak. The relative darkness of the medium and lower 

 grades of flour is due principally to the presence of comminuted 

 bran, and it is obvious that red bran particles will discolour flour 

 much more than those from a white bran. As a rule, white 

 wheats are more inclined to woolliness than red ones ; but the 

 former can behave perfectly in miUing, and the ideal wheat will 

 probably be a white one. 



Wheats Received. 



The wheat growing districts of India may be grouped as 

 follows : — 



1. The Ganges Valley. 



2. The Indus Valley. 



3. The Black Soils of Central India. 



I have received twenty-eight sample lots, and these can be 

 grouped as follows : — 



Ganges Valley. Indus Valley. Black SoiU. 



1 liave, in previous seasons, tested nuiny varieties grown in 

 India and from among them have selected for commendation those 



