COMMON BREAD WHEAT 287 



Three examples were sent to me from India (the Punjab and United Pro- 

 vinces), 2 from Eastern Bokhara, 9 from various provinces of Persia, and an 

 isolated form from Rhodesia, South Africa. 



An early form received from Karachi ; similar forms also from Cawnpore 

 and the Punjab, India. 



Young shoots, semi-erect. 



Straw, of medium height, 106 cm. (42 inches high) ; leaves pale yellowish- 

 green. 



Ear, lo-n cm. long, with spreading, somewhat slender awns 5-7 cm. long ; 

 spikelets 19-21, large, well-filled, 3- to 4-grained ; D = 18-21 (Ear types 2, Fig. 

 170 ; i, Fig. 176). 



Empty glume, 9-10 mm. long, with acute, apical awn, 4-6 mm. long (14, 20, 

 Fig. 165). 



Grain, semi-flinty, narrowed at the apex, 6-5-6-9 mm. long, 3-4 mm. broad, 

 3-3 mm. thick. 



A series of forms similar in all respects to Kar-i-safid wheat (var. turcicum), 

 but with red grains, were received from Tabriz under the name Sari Bogda 

 (yellow wheat), Ispahan and Seistan in Persia, and from E. Bokhara ; a single 

 example also from Rhodesia. 



Ear bearded ; glumes grey-blue, glabrous ; grain red. 



T. vulgare, var. caesium, Korn. Handb. d. Getr. i. 47 (1885). 



A very rare variety, a specimen of which Kornicke obtained from Botanic 

 Gardens. 



Metzger (Eur. Cer. p. 4, F.) describes a lax-eared form of this variety with the 

 following characters : 



Straw, tall, 116-132 cm. (46-52 inches) high, hollow. 



Ear, 8-1 1 cm. long, erect, flattish, tapered towards the apex. 



Empty glume, pointed, with long, apical tooth ; upper portion of flowering 

 glume bluish, the base white ; awns spreading, rough, brownish, as long as, or 

 longer than, the ear. 



Grain, mealy, oval, short, reddish-grey. 



A Spring wheat, giving only a moderate yield. 



Ear bearded ; glumes grey-blue, pubescent ; grain red. 



T. vulgare, var. coeruleovelutinum, Korn. Syst. Uebers. 12 (1873). 



A rare variety. 



Kornicke's specimens of this variety were obtained from Botanic Gardens 

 and from Vernoe, Turkestan. 



According to Werner (Handb. d. Getr. ii. 378), the form from Turkestan 

 possesses the following characteristics : 



Young shoots, erect, young leaves densely hairy. 



Straw, of medium height, 100-110 cm. (39-43 inches) high. 



Ear, 9-12 cm. long, narrow, of medium density ; awns pale, 10 cm. long. 



Empty glume, white, with bluish tinge. 



