78 THE WHEATS OF BALrCHISTAN 



vai. Valencia Kcko. 



KJiordsdn Class I. Ears very long oud tliin, awns white ; chaft" feltexl, 

 white ; grain white, long, very thin and translucent. 



To this class belongs Shufvr DanHan. The sample was not well matured 

 and had apparentlv suffered from shortness oi water. A few ears were also 

 found as an impuiity in the sample of Safed Khosha. This variety is also 

 reported from Valencia in the Eussian Province of C'harkow and Chile. ^ 



var. vielano])us Al. 



Khorasdn Class JI. Awns black ; chaft' felted, white with some 

 blackening : grain white, long. thin, tianslncent. larger than the grain (»f 

 Shtitur Davdan. 



To this class belongs Hiah Das. A few similar ears were also found as an 

 impurity in the sample of Shvtar Davdan. 



TRITIfTM vriXiARK VlLL. (*01V1M0X WHEATS. 



Eais bearded or beardless: outer glumes not keeled to the base; straw 

 hollow : grain neither very long nor very round. 



var. lurcicam Kcke. 

 Khoio.'idii Class III. Ears short, fully bearded ; awns red ; chaff felted, 

 red : grain white ; straw thin. 



Onlv one ear of this wheat was f(mnd as an impurity in the Kar-i-SaJid. 



var. Hostianum Clem. 



Khonis,'(n' Class IT. Ears medium to lax. fully bearded: chaf\' felted, 

 white ; grain red. scHuewhat large. ])lump. 



A very small amount of this wheat was fo\ind in the samples of 

 Kai-i-Safid. The consisteiu^y of the grain was soft. 



var. meiidiontih Kcke. 



Khord-mn Class Y. Ears somewhat square, medium to lax. fully bearded, 

 awns .stiiY ; chart" felted, white: grain white. s(»mewhat large, plump with a 

 di.stinct hump ; straw fairly stifl". 



About one-tentii td' tlie sam])le Kar-l-SaJid behings to ihis class. The 

 grain had the peculiar dead white colour characteiislic of grain in lias part of 

 the world and the consistency was medium to hard. 



' Kotrnicke, l,c, 



