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Straw, of medium height, 125 cm. (about 50 inches) high ; upper internode 

 hollow. 



Ear, 8-5-10 cm. long, more or less compressed, 9-10 mm. across the face, 

 12-13 mm. across the side ; spikelets 25-28, 3-grained ; = 30 ; awns 12-13 

 cm. long, deciduous (Ear type I, Fig. 157). 



Empty glume, 7-8 mm. long, apex narrow, apical tooth short and blunt (3, 6, 

 Fig. 152). 



Grain, mealy, large, pale reddish-white, dorsal hump prominent ; 8-8-5 mm - 

 long, 4-4-3 mm. broad, 4 mm. thick. 



4. Ak Bashak ( = White Ear). A winter form received from European 

 Turkey. 



Young shoots, prostrate ; young leaves pubescent. 



Straw, of medium height, 125 cm. (about 50 inches) high ; upper internode 

 solid, or hollow with very thick walls. 



Ear, 9-10 cm. long, compressed, 10 mm. across the face, 14-15 mm. across 

 the side; spikelets 22-25, 2 ~ t 3-grained; = 25-29; awns 12-14 cm. long 

 (Ear type i, Fig. 157). 



Empty glume, 9 mm. long, apical tooth short and blunt (6, 7, Fig. 152). 



Grain, semi-flinty, large, reddish-white ; apex somewhat narrowed ; dorsal 

 ridge not very prominent ; 8-2 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, 3-5-3-7 mm. thick. 



5. Poulard k six rangs. A winter form received from France. 

 Young shoots, semi-erect ; young leaves pubescent. 



Straw, tall, 127 cm. (about 50 inches) high ; upper internode hollow with thick 

 walls. 



Ear, 6-8 cm. long, very dense, compressed, 11-12 mm. across the face, 14-15 

 mm. across the side ; spikelets 28-31, 3- to 4-grained ; D = 38-45 ; awns slender, 

 10 cm. long, sometimes deciduous (Ear type 2, Fig. 158). 



Empty glume, 7 mm. long, apical tooth acute, i mm. long (2, Fig. 152). 



Grain, mealy, plump, yellowish-red, dorsal ridge prominent ; 7-7-5 mm. 

 long, 3-5-4 mm. broad, 3-5-4 mm. thick. 



Ear bearded, branched ; glumes white, glabrous ; awns white ; grain red. 



T. turgidum, var. columbinum, Korn. Handb. d. Getr. i. 63 (1885). 

 The form of var. gentile with compound ears. 



Ear bearded, simple ; glumes white, glabrous ; awns black ; grain white. 



T. turgidum, var. melanatherum, Korn. und Wern. Handb. d. Getr. ii. 

 396 (1885). 



T. turgidum, var. nemausense, Wittmack ex Korn. Handb. d. Getr. i. 59 

 (1885). 



The empty glumes usually have a narrow black line along the outer margin, 

 or are more or less blotched all over with black pigment. This variety has a 

 wide range of cultivation, being grown in considerable amount in Italy, Spain, 

 Greece, and the Baku Province of Transcaucasia, and to a lesser extent in 

 France. 



