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10. La Pera. An early form received from Spain ; it comes into ear at 

 Reading about the first week in June. 



Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, slender, tall, 110-120 cm. (44-48 inches) high ; leaves glaucous. 



Ear, lax and flattish, 10-12 cm. long, 12 mm. across the face, 9-10 mm. 

 across the side ; awns 8-9 cm. long; spikelets 18-20; D = 18 (Ear types i, 2, 

 Fig. 170). 



Empty glume, pale red, 10 mm. long, 3-55 mm. broad, 3-35 mm. thick (2, 8, 

 Fig. 165). 



Grain, long, flinty, 7-8 mm. long, 3-55 mm. broad, 3-35 mm. thick. 



11. Winter (Azima) wheats received chiefly from Russia, Roumania, and 

 Bulgaria ; the commonest forms of var. ferrugineum. 



Young shoots, prostrate. 



Straw, tall, slender, no cm. (44 inches) high ; leaves glaucous. 



Ear, lax, 10-13 cm. long, often tapering towards both ends ; spikelets 22-24 ' 

 D- 19-20 (Ear types i, Fig. 170 ; 2, Fig. 171). 



Empty glume, 10 mm. long, keeled to near the base, apex bluntish . apical 

 tooth acute, 2-4 mm. long (2, 20, Fig. 165). 



Grain, flinty or semi-flinty, 6-8 mm. long, 3-65 mm. broad, 3-1 mm. 

 thick. 



12. Fine, narrow-eared forms, with very small, narrow, pointed grains ; 

 var . ferrugineum sibiricum of Flaksbcrgcr. Early to mid-season wheats received 

 from Russia in commercial samples of L'lka and " Fine North Russian Wheat," 

 and from Canada under the name Onega. 



Young shoots, semi-erect. 



Strav:, slender, of medium height, 100-1 to cm. (40-44 inches) high : leaves 

 glaucous and usually pubescent. 



Ear, narrow, tapering, 6-10 cm. long, with fine awns 5 cm. long ; spikelets 

 23-27 ; I) = 22-25 O' ar types i, 2, Fig. 175). 



Empty glume, narrow, keeled to the base, 8-9 mm. long, apex truncate ; 

 apical tooth 1-1-5 mm - ' on P- acute (13, Fig. 165). 



Grain, flinty, narrow, very small, 5-9-6-3 mm. long, 2-65-2-9 mm. broad, 

 2-3-2-9 mm. thick. 



Allied to these forms are Rouge barbu de Man from France. 



13. Carman. A dense-eared late form received from Haagc and Schmidt, 

 Germany. 



Young shoots, prostrate. 



Strait:, of medium height, about 100 cm. (40 inches) high ; leaves glaucous. 



Ear, dense, 9-10 cm. long, square, 10-11 mm. across the face and side; 

 awns fine, 4-6 cm. long ; spikelets 22-25 : ^ = 2 5'3- 



Empty glume , 9-10 mm. long, keeled to the base, apex broad ; apical tooth 

 stout, short. 



Grain, plump, mealy, 7-2 mm. lonji, 4 mm. broad, 3-3 mm. thick. 



Somewhat similar to this are Michigan Bronze and Golden Cross. 



