58 THE SMALL GRAINS 



54. Subdivisions and varieties of Polish wheat. - 

 There are few varieties so far known that are strictly of 

 the Polish subspecies. They are as follows, classified 

 according to our present knowledge : 



(TRITICUM POLONICUM RUFESCENS, KCKE.) 



1. Spikes rather long, glabrous red chaff, red kernels. 



Hard Spring Long Kernel Red Chaff. 



(TRITICUM POLONICUM LEVISSIMUM, HALLER.) 



2. Glabrous white chaff, white kernels. 



Hard Spring Common Polish. 



(TRITICUM POLONICUM VILLOSUM, DESV.) 



3. Pubescent white chaff, white kernels. 



Hard Spring Velvet White Chaff, Libau. 



(TRITICUM POLONICUM CHRYSOSPERMUM, KCKE.) 



4. Pubescent white chaff, red kernels. 



Hard Spring Red Polish. 



(TRITICUM POLONICUM COMPACTUM, KRAUSE) 



5. Glabrous white chaff, short awns. 



Hard Spring Thick Chaff Polish. 



(TRITICUM POLONICUM ATTENUATUM, KCKE.) 



6. Spikes thick, narrowing toward the apex, glabrous chaff, long awns. 



Hard Spring Long Bearded Polish. 



55. Spelt wheat (Triticum spelta, Linn.). This and 

 the two following species are in several respects very dif- 

 ferent from any of the preceding. They are also not 

 widely cultivated, although more commonly grown than 



