230 THE SMALL GRAINS 



College Purple Straw wheat, a variety created from 

 Dart Imperial, Purple Straw, and Fife-Indian varieties, 

 has clubbed spikes, awned at the end, is somewhat liable to 

 smut, prolific, drought-resistant, non-shattering. Warden 

 wheat is said to be the most popular hay wheat in Vic- 

 toria. It is a composite cross as follows : (Quartz X Ward 

 White) X Red Bordeaux. It is prolific as a grain wheat 

 and drought-resistant. Wallace is a composite cross of 

 Dart Imperial, Purple Straw, Fife, and Indian varieties. 

 It is prolific, drought-resistant, tillers well ; straw slightly 

 purple; spike clubbed and awned at end; kernel soft 

 white. Commonwealth is a cross between Federation 

 and (Queen Jubilee X Australian Talavera) . It is 

 drought-resistant, and has exceeded Federation in yield, 

 8 bushels to the acre. Currawa, Moira, and Major are 

 also hybrids created by Pye. 



Yandilla King wheat is a hybrid of Yandilla and Silver 

 King, created by Richard Marshall of South Australia. 

 It is late maturing, prolific, stools heavily, is liable to 

 smut, and has a large, medium-hard kernel. 



