COMMON BREAD WHEAT 301 



Forms with lax and moderately dense ears are equally common ; those with 

 the Squarehead type of ear are much less numerous in this variety than in the 

 vars. erythrospermum and albidum. 



1. Gallego rapado. An early form with very lax tip-bearded ears and stiff 

 glumes, received from Portugal. It comes into ear at Reading about the end of 

 May. 



Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, strong, tall, 112 cm. (44 inches) high. 



Ear, very lax, 10 cm. long, almost square with short inflated spikelets, often 

 irregularly arranged on the rachis, those near the apex having awns 3-4 cm. 

 long ; D = 17 (Ear type 2, Fig. 178). 



Empty glume, 7 mm. long, strongly keeled to the base ; apex truncate ; apical 

 tooth blunt, -5-1 mm. long (2, Fig. 166). 



Grain, flinty or semi-flinty, plump, dorsal arch prominent ; 7 mm. long, 3-75 

 mm. broad, 3-6 mm. thick. 



2. Punjab 22. A very early form received from India. It comes into ear 

 at Reading, May 20 to 25. 



Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, slender, short to medium height, 90-115 cm. (about 35-45 inches) ; 

 leaves generally yellow-green. 



Ear, 8-9 cm. long, spikelets frequently arranged irregularly on the rachis ; 

 upper spikelets with awns i cm. long; spikelets 17 ; D = 18-20 (Ear type 2, 

 Fig. 181). 



Empty glume, rigid, 8 mm. long, keeled to the base ; apex somewhat broad ; 

 apical tooth acute, 1-1-5 mm - l n g (5 Fig. 166). 



Grain, flinty, 6-8 mm. long, 3-5 mm. broad, 3-1 mm. thick. 



Several similar forms ranging in density from 17 to 25 were obtained from 

 Northern India (Cawnpo're and the Punjab) ; also from Egypt under the name 

 Selected Hindi. 



3. Bordeaux. An early form received from France, Spain, and Austria, 

 and from Argentina under the name French. It comes into ear at Reading 

 about June 7. 



Young shoots, erect. 



Straw, stout, medium to tall, 112 cm. (45 inches) high ; leaves glaucous. 



Ear, 9-5-10 cm. long, 15 mm. across the face, 10 mm. across the side ; upper 

 spikelets with awns 1-1-5 cm - l n g '> spikelets 19-20 ; D = 19-22 (Ear type 2, 

 Fig. 177). 



Empty glume, stout, 8-9 mm. long, apex truncate, keeled to the base ; apical 

 tooth blunt, -5-1 mm. long (2, 7, Fig. 166). 



Grain, flinty, apex blunt, dorsal side arched ; 6-6 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, 

 3-65 mm. thick. 



Rinipau's Schlanstedt Summer wheat from Germany is similar. 



4. Little Joss. A prolific form raised by Professor Biffen at Cambridge. 

 It was obtained from the cross Squarehead's Master x Ghirka. 



Young shoots, prostrate. 



