COMMON BREAD WHEAT 299 



Grain, flinty, with prominent dorsal ridge ; apex truncate ; 7-2 mm. long, 

 3-6 mm. broad, 3-2 mm. thick. 



A somewhat similar form, but ten to fourteen days later with denser ears 

 (D = 23), is Punjab 20, received from India. 



2. John Brown. An early form received from Australia. It comes into 

 ear at Reading about June 2. 



Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, stiff, 90-102 cm. (about 36-40 inches) high. 



Ear, lax, 10 cm. long ; upper spikelets with awns -5 to -75 cm. long ; spikelets 

 18-20 ; D = 20-22 (Ear type 2, Fig. 180, with short awns). 



Empty glume, 8 mm. long ; apex broad, truncate ; apical tooth -5 mm. long 

 blunt (n, Fig. 1 66). 



Grain, long, flinty, 7-3 mm. long, 3-4 mm. broad, 2-8 mm. thick. 



Similar to this is Darling from the Transvaal. 



3. Xeiza. An early form received from Spain. It comes into ear at 

 Reading about June 8. 



Young shoots, semi-erect. 



Straw, somewhat slender, medium to tall, 122-132 cm. (48-52 inches) high. 



Ear, tip-bearded, lax, 1 1 cm. long ; upper spikelets with awns 1-5-3 cm. long ; 

 spikelets 19-20 ; D - 17-20 (Ear type i, Fig. 178). 



Empty glume, 8 mm. long, keeled to the base ; apical tooth i mm. long (21, 

 Fig. 1 66). 



Grain, flinty; dorsal ridge somewhat prominent; 7-7-3 mm. long, 3-5 mm. 

 broad, 3-55 mm. thick. 



Very similar to this but with shorter awns at the apex of the ears are Nobbs, 

 Gluyas, and Early Gluyas from Australia, Union from the Transvaal, and 

 Odessa from France and Spain. The Australian and Transvaal forms arc 

 earlier than the rest, coming into ear at Reading about the end of May. 



A somewhat denser-cared series of prostrate forms (D - 22-23) arc Eariy 

 Windsor, Fortyfold, Prize Taker, Superlative, Mogul, and Abundance from 

 Canada, Bianchetta from the Cape, and Kizildaly from Turkey. 



4. Bed Federation. An early form received from Australia. It comes 

 into car at Reading about May 26. 



Young shoots, erect or semi -erect. 



Straw, stiff, short, 80-90 cm. (about 32-36 inches) high. 

 Ear, 10-12. cm. long ; spikelets 21-23 ; D -- about 21 (Ear type i, Fig. 181). 

 Empty glume, coriaceous, 10 mm. long, somewhat inflated ; apical tooth 5 

 mm. long(io, u, Fig. 166). 



Grain, flinty, 6-25 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, 2-8 mm. thick. 



5. A mid-season form received from Russia. It comes into ear at Reading 

 about June 15. 



Young shoots, prostrate. 



Straw, slender, tall, 121 cm. (about 48 inches) high. 



Ear, narrow, lax, 11-12 cm. long; upper spikelets with awns 1-3 cm. long ; 

 spikelets 23 ; D = 20. 



