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(var. Hoslianmn Clcni. Class XXI) and a similar wheat with red grain 

 (var. meridionale Kcke. Class XXVI). 



Boii talisil. 



6. Layhar or apin ghanam. This variety is only cultivated to a small 

 extent. The eais are lax with very rounded glumes and short a^\^rs, often 

 black. The chaff is densely felted and white and the grain is white 

 (var. meridionale Kcke. Class XXX). There were also present a bearded 

 Avheat with white, felted chaff with red grain (var. fuliginosiwn Al. 

 Class XIX) : a bearded wheat with smooth, white chaff and red grain 

 (var, erythrospennmn Kcke. Class XLI) and a bearded wheat with smooth, 

 red chaff and white grain (var. erythroleacoii Kcke. Class XXXVIII). 



7. Spin ghanam. About two-thirds of the area in wheat is under 

 tliis varietv. It is very rust-liable and is grown both on irrigated and un- 

 irrigated laud. The ears are short, bearded with black awns ; the glumes 

 are densely felted, dark red and sometimes blackened. The grahi is white 

 (var. (nrcicum Kcke. Class XV). There was also present in very small quantity 

 a similar wheat with light red grain (var. barharossa Al. Class XIII). In 

 addition, two other wheats occurred in fair quantity : a bearded wheat 

 with smooth, light red chaff and white grain (var. erythroleucon Kcke. 

 Class XXXVIII) and a similar wheat with red grain (var. fermginevm Al. 

 Class XXXII). 



8. Sara ghanam. This variety covers about one-third of the area under 

 wheat. It is more rust -resistant than sjnn ghamim but less so than loghar. 

 The sample was a ^ ery mixed one. The largest portion consisted of a bearded 

 wheat with smooth, white chaff and red grain (var. erylhrospermum Kcke. 

 Class XLI). There were also present in fair quantity a wheat with short 

 awns, rounded glumes, white, felted chaff and red grain (var. fuliginoumn Al. 

 Class XVIII) ; a bearded wheat Avith smooth, white chaff and white grain 

 (var. graecum Kcke. Class XLV) ; a bearded wheat with smooth, white chaff, 

 roui\(lcd glumes and red grain (var. cryOirosjmmiim Kcke. Class XLII) 

 and in small (juantity : a bearded wheat with smooth, red chaff and red gram 

 (var. ferrugineum Al. Class XXXII) ; a similar wheat with dark red chaff and 

 white grain (var. erythroleucon Kcke. Class XXXVIII) ; a bearded wheat with 

 black awns, densely felted, white chaff and wliite grain (var. meridionale Kcke. 

 Class XXVI) ; a similar wheat with red grahi (vai'. Juliginomm Al. 

 Class XX) and a slightly bearded wheat with felted, white chaff, rounded 

 glumes and white grain (var. meridionale Kcke. Class XXX). 



