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



T. turgidum, var. Mertensii, Korn. Handb. d. Getr. i. 60 (1885). 



Kornicke's type in the Berlin Herbarium has a dense square ear 7 cm. 

 long and awns 15 cm. long. It was collected by G. Mertens in 1818 at " Vetrego 

 nella campagna di Gottardo " as " Frumento faro o vicentin." 



A comparatively uncommon variety chiefly found in the Balkan area. I 

 have received samples from Turkey and Greece, and Flaksberger records the 

 occurrence of dense-eared winter forms of this variety in Transcaucasia. 



Moula Oglau. A winter form received from Turkey and a similar form 

 from Greece. 



Young shoots, prostrate ; young leaves pubescent. 



Straw, tall, 140 cm. (about 55 inches) high ; upper internode hollow with 

 thick walls. 



Ear, 8-10 cm. long, compressed, 10 mm. across the face, 13 mm. across the 

 side ; spikelets 22-26, 2- to 3-grained ; = 28-30 ; awns 9-10 cm. long, upper 

 part red, lower part black (Ear type i, Fig. 157). 



Empty glume, 8 mm. long, apical tooth blunt (3, 6, Fig. 152). 



Grain, mealy, dorsal ridge not very prominent ; 7-8 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, 

 3-8 mm. thick. 



Ear bearded, simple ; glume red, pubescent ; awn red ; grain white. 



T. turgidum, var. pseudomirabile, mihi. 

 A rare variety received only from Spain. 



Trigo Salmeron. A form with long, narrow, very lax ears, which when 

 young are a yellow-green tint. 



Young shoots, erect or semi-erect ; young leaves with short hairs. 



Straw, stout, tall, 120-135 cm. (48-53 inches) long ; upper internode solid. 



Ear, long, lax, and narrow, 10-12 cm. long, square, 10-11 mm. across the 

 sides ; spikelets 22-27, 3-grained ; = 22-24 awns 12-14 mm. long, scabrid 

 to the base (Ear type 2, Fig. 159). 



Empty glume, short, somewhat inflated, 8-9 mm. long ; apical tooth short 

 and curved (18, Fig. 138). 



Grain, white, opaque, with prominent dorsal hump ; 8-2-8-9 mm. long, 3-8 

 mm. broad, 3-8 mm. thick. 



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



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



This is the most commonly grown variety having compound ears, being 

 met with in the British Isles, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the 

 North African coast. In most instances it is cultivated on a small scale more as 

 a curiosity than a profitable farm crop. 



Miracle or Mummy Wheat (2, Fig. 160). The commonest branched form 

 of T. turgidum. Its massive ear suggests a high yield, but in field culture the 

 return per acre from it is low except on rich soil in a warm climate. 



