314 THE farmers' handbook. 



Slopes it has been tested for several years on the experiment plots, and has 

 proved its superiority over all other early maturers as a grain producer. It 

 has easily outyielded Bunyip in practically every instance where the two 

 varieties have been grown together. It matures a shade later than Bunyip, 

 is just as weak in the straw, but the straw is not so brittle. It is important 

 that it should not be sown until the hitter portion of the sowing season, 

 otherwise there is a tendency for it to lodge. 



It yields a high percentage of flour, which is of excellent colour and belongs 

 to the "Medium Strong" class. 



Clarendon. 



In its young growth Clarendon has fairly dark green leaves of medium 

 breadth. It is of medium stooling habit. At heading time the leaves are 

 erect, and the foliage rather sparse. It matures very early, ripening a day 

 or two after Canberra. The straw is fairly tall, white, medium stout, and 

 not very strong. The ear is erect, slightly awned at the tip, fairly open, 

 uniform, light yellow, and has rather widely spreading spikelets which are 

 regularly placed. The glumes are fairly long and sharp pointed, being 

 securely attached. The grain is medium hard, a little superior to Canberra, 

 white, medium size, plump, fairly opaque, flour strength about 18. 



Clarendon threshes easily, but does not shatter : partly resists rusts from 

 its Gluyas parentage and partly escapes attack because of its earliness. It 

 yields rather less grain than Canberra, but is less liable to lodge. It is 

 superior to Bunyip in most years, and compares favourably with Thew for 

 coastal conditions, maturing at the same time. 



It has attracted attention in California, and is doing well in Canada. 



The pedigree is indicated in the following table : — 



Eden x Jondhala 



r 



Jonathan x Unnamed 



Gluyaa Early x Unnamed 



Cobs x Unnamed 



Clarendon 



Cleveland. 



Cleveland is a vigorous, rather tall-growing variety. It stools abundantly, 

 and in its young state has rather a spreading habit. The foliage is fairly 

 ■abundant, and of a good dark green colour ; the leaves are narrow and erect. 

 The straw is white, and on the stout side. The ears are of medium size, and 

 slightly tapering, with white, smooth chaff. The grain is of medium size, 

 white and plump. 



This variety is a crossbred, produced by mating Hornblende with Blount's 

 Lambrigg, and then crossing Purple Straw Tuscan on to the progeny. Its 

 pedigree is therefore :^— 



Hornblende x Blount's Lambrigg 



Unnamed x Purple Straw Tuscan 



Cleveland 



