EMMER 199 



T. amyleum, Scr., Krause. Getr. Heft V. 47 (1837). 



The ears of this variety are short, narrow, and lax, 5-6 cm. long, 1-2 cm. 

 broad, and the awns blackish. The grains are pale red, flinty, and loosely 

 invested by the glumes. Received by Kornicke from Jena, and believed by 

 him to be descended from Krause 's stock. 



Ear beardfd, narrow, lax ; avms long, usually black and bent ; 

 glumes white, pubescent. 



T. dicoccum, var. flexuosum, Korn. Handb. d. Getr. \. 88 (1885). 



A white velvet-chaffed form, with very lax fragile ears and awns 8-10 cm. 

 long, generally black and bent at the base. The grain is large, red, and flinty, 

 7-5 mm. long, 3-5 mm. broad, and loosely invested by the glumes. 



Kornicke received it from Jena mixed with the straight-awncd var. srmi- 

 canum . 



Ear bearded, broad, dense ; avms long, black ; glumes white, pubescent. 



T. dicoccum, var. majus, Korn. Handb. d. Getr. i. 89 (1885). 



T. amyleum, Scr., Krause. Getr. Heft V. 8, t. 3 A. (1837). 



Received by Krause from a Botanic Garden under the title " 7". vulgare or 

 turgidum cochleare." 



A very tall, strong-growing variety 140-150 cm. high, with broad ears 10-12 

 mm. long, tapering upwards, and consisting of 22-24 pikelcts containing pale 

 reddish-yellow mealy or semi-flinty grains 8 mm. long, 3-5 mm. broad, loosely 

 held in the glumes. The awns arc dark brown or black and 15-17 mm. long. 



Received by Kornicke from Hohcnhcim. 



Ear with short awns ; glumes red, glabrous. 



T. dicoccum, var. Fuchsii, Korn. llandb. d. Getr. i. 87 (1885). 



T. vulgare Fuchsii, Alcf. /.andtc. Ft. 332 (1866). 



A variety obtained in 1824 by Metzgcr from the white-chaffed var. Metzrri. 



Ear with double spikelels and short awns ; glumes red, glabrous. 

 T. dicoccum, var. Dodonaci, Korn. Arch.f. Riontohgie, ii. 410 (1908). 



Ear branched ; atcns short ; glumes red, glabrous. 



T. dicoccum, var. cladurum, K.rn. Handb. d. Getr. i. 90 (1885). 



T. amyleum, Scr.. Krause. Getr. Heft V. ii. t. 5 C. (1837). 



T. vulgar e cladtira, Alcf. 1. amltc. Ft. 333 (1866). 



Aletcld obtained this variety from var. Fuchsii. 



Kornicke received it from a Botanic (Garden and states that only a certain 

 proportion of the cars arc branched, and in these the branching is not pro- 

 nounced. 



The commonest form of it has very tall straws, 130-140 cm. long, branched 

 cars with a toughish rachis ami awns 4-5 cm. long. The grains are rccKlish- 

 ycllow and mealy, small, f> mm. long, 3-3-5 nun. broad. 



