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The chief characteristics of the Khoiasan wheats aie the drawu-out 

 appearance of the ears owing to their thinness and laxity, the absence of 

 colour, and the large size of the grain. The long, lax ears with their awns 

 and glumes adpressed to the rachis form a strong contrast to the thicker, 

 squarer ears with bristling awns found in India, although these again appear 

 thin in contrast ^\'ith European samples. The grain on the whole is large, 

 probably due to the laxity of the ear. The pecuHar dead white colour 

 found in Baluchistan is also found here and even when the chaff is red, 

 it is a very pale red. The only strong colour shown was the black of the 

 awns in Siah das, which was very well developed. The dryness of the 

 atmosphere was well shown in the clear, shining chaff and straw. 



III. THE BARLEYS OF KHORASAN. 



Four samples (grain) of barley were also received but no ears. 

 The following description of the varieties is theiefore taken from Major 

 Sykes' report : — 



'■ Barley falls under the following headings : — 



1. Dainna — 



(a) Siali. 



(b) Kucliani all called dopar or two rows of grain. 



(c) Mushi. 



(a) Ear black ; beard long ; and gr-ain black. 

 (6) Ear yellow ; beard and grain yellow, 

 (c) Ear, beard and grain white. 



All the above are sown during the month preceding Nauroz (:21st March), 



2, Abi— 



(a) Jo sJial. 

 (6) Jo zard. 

 {c) Jo siah. 

 {u) Ear is white, thhi and long ; grain is white and thin with long 



beard. Four rows of grain. 

 (6) Full ear, yellow bearded, six rows ; gi'ain is big ; ear, beard 



and grain yellow. 

 (c) Ear, beard and grain black, with six rows of grain. The ear 



is full. 

 The Jo kuchani is considered to be the best." 







