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2. From the Punjab and the United Provinces was received a common form 

 similar to (i) in most morphological characters, but possessing more erect ears 

 and blue-green foliage. 



3. Early forms received from various parts of Persia ; some forms of Chul 

 belong to these. 



Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, stout, of medium height, 95-110 cm. (38-44 inches) high. 



Ear, lax, 11-13 cm - l n g> awns 3-5 cm. long ; spikelets inflated and elongated, 

 18-20, 2- to 3-grained ; = 17-20 (Ear types i, Fig. 173 ; i, 2, Fig. 174). 



Empty glume, 10 mm. long, broad, keeled to the base ; apical tooth acute, 

 1-3 mm. long (6, 7, 10, Fig. 165). 



Grain, large, flinty, or semi-flinty, 8-2 mm. long, 3 mm. broad, 3-4 mm. thick. 



4. An early, somewhat spelt-like form, with rough, rigid ears and narrow 

 grains ; received from Yezd, Ispahan, Tabriz, and from Bokhara, and Semiret- 

 chensk. Similar forms occur among Portuguese, Spanish, and Argentine 

 wheats. 



Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, tall, 112-125 cm. (about 44-50 inches) high ; leaves glaucous. 



Ear, narrow, 10-13 cm. long, almost square in section, 8-10 mm. across the 

 face and side, with hard glumes and stiff awns 6-8 cm. long ; spikelets 19-22, 

 2- to 3-grained ; = 16-19 (Ear type 2, Fig. 173). 



Empty glume, 10 mm. long, keeled to the base, apex broad ; apical tooth 3 

 mm. long (6, 10, Fig. 165). 



Grain, semi-flinty, long, apex narrow, 7-4-8-4 mm. long, 3-3-6 mm. broad, 

 3-3-6 mm. thick. 



5. Rieti. An early form ; received from France, Italy, and Spain under 

 various names ; it comes into ear at Reading about June 9. 



Most forms of Rieti have a pale red chaff. 

 Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, slender, tall, 116 cm. (46 inches) high ; leaves yellow-green. 

 Ear, very lax, 12-13 cm. long ; awns 8-9 cm. long, spreading ; spikelets 

 21-22 ; D = 16-18 (Ear type i, Fig. 170). 



Empty glume, 9 mm. long, apex narrow, its awn 1-5-2 cm. long (2, Fig. 165). 

 Grain, long, semi-flinty, 7-65 mm. long, 3-6 mm. broad, 3-15 mm. thick. 



6. Soshu Shirokawa. A very early form from Japan, having characteristic 

 ears with well-filled spikelets, which shed their glumes and grain very readily. 



Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, stout, erect, of medium height, 100-110 cm. (about 40-44 inches) 

 high ; leaves glaucous. 



Ear, 10-11 cm. long with broad, well-filled spikelets, thin glumes often not 

 completely enclosing the grain, and fine, spreading awns 5-6 cm. long ; spikelets 

 20-22, 3- to 4-grained ; D = 20-22 (Ear type i, Fig. 172). 



Empty glume, 7-8 mm. long, keeled to the base ; apical tooth or awn 2-6 

 mm. long (5, 17, Fig. 165). 



