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15. Sample 15 consisted of three wheats in about equal quantities: 

 the bearded wheat with smooth, wliite chali" and red grain (var. 

 crf/l/irosperniuin Kcke. Class XLR') which formed the bulk of samples K3 

 and 11 ; the somewhat similar wheat with white grain, stronger straw and 

 larger ears (var. yraecuni Kcke. Class XLV), which formed the chief impurity 

 in these samples, and a partly bearded wheat with white, felted chaii" and 

 white grain (var. meridiotude Kcke. Class XXVIII). There was also present 

 in very small (juantity a fully bearded wheat with felted, white cliaii" and red 

 grain (var. Ho-^lianmn Clem. Class XXII). 



Two samples IG and 17 belonged to var. Deljii Kcke. Class XLIX 

 (beardless wheats with short, dense eajs ; felted, red glumes and white 

 grain). 



16. Seven-eighths of Sample 16 resembled the type ; the remainder 

 consisted mostly of a similar wheat with red grain (var. pijrothrix Al. 

 Class XL VII). There were also present in small (luantity two beardless 

 wheats with smooth, red chatt" ; one with red grain (var. tniltwum. Al. 

 Class LVI) and the other with white grain (var. alhornhrum Kcke. 

 Class I.VIII). 



17. Sample 17 was very )nixed and contained no less than nine distinct 

 wheats. One-third of the bundle resembled the type, one-quarter the main 

 impurity of sample IH and one-t^uaiter consisted of a beardless wheat with 

 smooth, red chaft" and white grain (var. a/6o/v^/;r(r//* Kcke. Class LVIII). There 

 were also present in small (juautitv the following wheats : a bearded wheat 

 with smootli. red chafT and red grain (var. tiiiUaiuni Al. Class LM) ; a 

 beardless wheat with smooth, wliitc chatT and white grain (var. alhidum Al. 

 Class LXII) ; a l)eardless wheat with white, felted chaff and white grain 

 (var. leiKospennam Kcke. Class LIV) : a similar wheat with red grain 

 (var. rrliiliinim Schiibl. Class LII). and two l)earded wheats (one fully 

 bearded and one j)artly bearded) with smooth, red chaff and white grain 

 (var. ( ii/lliiolnicoii Kcke. Classes XXX\'IJ ami XXXIX). 



18. li>. 20. 21. Koui' samples consisted mainly of a beanUess wheat 

 with white, felted chat^'. white giain and ])iid< straw (var. leiav.spcninun Kcke. 

 Class LIV). Seven-eighths of the samples 1<H and 1*.) consistetl of this type 

 and nine-tenths of the samples 2(1 aiul 21 l)ut only one-third of sample 

 21 which was very mixed. The following wheats were present as impurities 

 in all Kve samples : a beardless wheat witJi felted, white glumes and red grain 

 (var. velulinum Sc-hiibl. Class LIJ) ; a beardless wheat with snu>oth, white 



