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beardless ears with rigid truncate empty glumes resembling those of T. Spelta 

 are Warren, Thew, Comeback, and Jonathan, the latter with more hairs on 

 the young leaf-surfaces and somewhat denser ears (D = 24). 



A form received from Rhodesia under the name Nobbs is similar to these. 



8. White Victoria. A mid-season form received from England and France. 

 It comes into ear at Reading about June 10. 



Young shoots, semi-erect. 



Straw, tall, 127 cm. (about 50 inches) high. 



Ear, somewhat lax, 10 cm. long with a few awns, -5-1 cm. long near the apex ; 

 spikelets 22-25 '> = 22-25 (^ ar tyP e T > Fig. 188). 



Empty glume, 8 cm. long, apex rather narrow, apical tooth blunt, i mm. 

 long (Form 16, Fig. <66). 



Grain, semi-flinty, plump, 5-9-6 mm. long, 3-7 mm. broad, 2-9 mm. thick. 



Very similar is Blanc de Flandres from France with slightly longer awns 

 on the apical spikelets. 



White Treasure from New Zealand, Hybrid Bordier from France, and 

 White Japhet from Cape Colony, South Africa, are somewhat similar forms 

 with larger grains (6-5 mm. long, 4-1 mm. broad, 3-7 mm. thick). 



9. Hallett's Pedigree White. An Old English mid-season form. 

 Young shoots, erect or semi-erect. 



Straw, tall, 127 cm. (50 inches) high, pink. 



Ear, 9 cm. long, slightly tapered with a few awns, -5 cm. long near the apex ; 

 spikelets 26 ; D =29-30 (Ear type i, Fig. 188). 



Empty glume, 8 mm. long, apex narrow, apical tooth blunt, -5-1 mm. long 

 (7, Fig. 1 66). 



Grain, semi-flinty, 6-25 mm. long, 3-9 mm. broad, 3-2 mm. thick. 



10. Mansholt's Dikkop, No. 1. A very late form from Holland. 

 Young shoots, prostrate. 



Straw, stout, of medium height, 102 cm. (40 inches) high. 



Ear, 9 cm. long with a few awns at the tip about -5 cm. long ; spikelets 23 ; 

 D =27 (Ear type 2, Fig. 188). 



Empty glume, 9 cm. long, apex broad, truncate, apical tooth blunt, -5 mm. 

 long (7, Fig. 1 66, with broad apex). 



Grain, semi-flinty, 6-85 mm. long, 3-8 mm. broad, 3-4 mm. thick. 



11. Wilhelmina. A late prolific form received from Holland ; grown also 

 in England. 



Young shoots, prostrate. 



Straw, of medium height, 96-102 cm. (38-40 inches) high. 



Ear, dense, 7-8 cm. long, 15 mm. across the face, 12-14 mm. across the side ; 

 spikelets 24-26 ; = 28-32 (Ear type 2, Fig. 189). 



Empty glume, 8-9 mm. long ; apical tooth blunt, i mm. long ; lower flowering 

 glumes with short incurved tooth, apical flowering glumes with awns 1-1-5 cm - 

 long. 



Grain, white, opaque, mealy ; 6-8 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, 3-3-2 mm. thick. 



Similar to this is Willem I. from Holland, Victor, Stand-up, Essex Hybrid 



