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Ear, lax, large, 9*5-10 cm. long, square, 11-12 mm. across the sides ; spike- 

 lets 22-24, 3~ to 4-grained ; D = 25 ; awns 10-19 cm. long (Ear type i, Fig. 141). 



Empty glume, 10 mm. long ; apical tooth broad, acute, i mm. long (7, Fig. 138). 



Grain, flinty, 8-5 mm. long, 3-7 mm. broad, 3-4 mm thick. 



Closely similar to this are Trigo de espiga larga blanca, Trigo blanquillo 

 de la Granja de Jeres, and Trigo bianco Verdeal from Spain, and a large form 

 from Abyssinia. 



3. Saragollo. Received from Spain and also from Italy ; recorded from 

 Sicily by Werner. 



Young shoots, erect ; young leaves glabrous or slightly rough. 



Straw, tall, 124 cm. (about 49 inches) long ; upper internode solid. 



Ear, narrow, 9-10 cm. long, square, 10-11 mm. across the sides ; spikelets 

 23, 2- to 3-grained ; D = 27-29 ; awns 11-13 cm. long (Ear type 2, Fig. 141). 



Empty glume, 9-10 mm. long; apical tooth broad and blunt, -5 mm. long 

 (n, Fig. 138). 



Grain, large, flinty, compressed, with prominent dorsal ridge, 9-9-5 mm. 

 long, 3-6 mm. broad, 4 mm. thick. 



4. Trigo Claro. Received from Spain. 

 Young shoots, erect ; young leaves glabrous. 



Straw, medium to tall, 1 14 cm. (about 45 inches) long ; upper internode solid. 



Ear, 7-8 cm. long, 10-11 mm. across the face, 13 mm. across the side ; 

 spikelets 22, 2- to 3-grained ; D = 28-32 ; awns 17 cm. long (Ear type 2, Fig. 143). 



Empty glume, 10 mm. long ; apical tooth narrow, acute, 1-2 mm. long (8, 

 Fig. 138). 



Grain, flinty, 8-6 mm. long, 3-25 broad, 3-55 mm. thick. 



Very similar to this is Duro Catanzaro, from Italy with narrower and 

 slightly shorter ears. 



5. Forms of var. leucurum received from Asia Minor are Ak poussan, Arsus, 

 and Alexandretta wheat, which closely resemble each other. 



Ear, moderately lax, 8-10 cm. long, compressed 8-10 mm. across the face, 

 13-15 mm. across the side ; spikelets about 23 ; awns 12-14 cm. long ; = 25- 

 30 (Ear type 2, Fig. 144). 



Empty glume, about 10 mm. long, with stout, acute, apical tooth, i mm. long. 



Grain, flinty, long, and narrow, 8-5 mm. long, 3 mm. broad, 3 mm. thick. 



6. A common form also from Asia Minor, under the names Menenem 

 Boydesi, Tsirali-ak-Sowsam, and Magnesia wheat, has the following characters : 



Ear, dense, compressed, 7-8 cm. long, 9-10 mm. across the face, 14-16 mm. 

 across the side ; spikelets 21-23 ; awns 12-14 cm. long ; = 30-36 (Ear type 

 2, Fig. 144). 



Empty glume, 10 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, apical tooth short, acute (4, 9. Fig. 



138)- 



Grain, semi-flinty, apex narrowed, dorsal ridge prominent ; 8-8-5 mm - 

 long, 3-5 mm. broad, 3-5 mm. thick. 



7. Short dense-eared forms are also frequent in Asia Minor (Ear type i ; 

 Fig- HS)- 



