CLUB, DWARF, CLUSTER, OR HEDGEHOG WHEAT 317 



Ear, 4-5-5 cm. long, square, 10-12 mm. across the face and side ; spikelets 

 16-18 ; D = about 40-45 ; upper spikelets often with awns i cm. long (Ear type 

 i, Fig. 199). 



Empty glume, 8 mm. long, apex narrowed ; apical tooth blunt, -5 mm. long 

 (12, 14, Fig. 191). 



Grain, mealy or semi-flinty, 6 mm. long, 3-3 mm. broad, 3 mm. thick. 



Ear beardless ; glumes white, glabrous ; grain red. 



T. compactum, var. Wernerianum, Korn. Handb. d. Getr. i. 57 (1885). 

 Kornicke obtained forms of this variety from California and Chili. 

 Flaksberger mentions its occurrence in Kharkov and other parts of Russia, 

 Turkestan, and China. 



1 . Kubb. A very late glaucous form of winter habit received from Professor 

 Eriksson, Stockholm, and from European Russia. 



Young shoots, prostrate. 



Straw, of medium height, 114 cm. (45 inches) high, stout, striate, hollow. 



Ear, 5 cm. long, 12 mm. across the face, 15-17 mm. across the side ; spikelets 

 24 ; = 50 (Ear type i, Fig. 200). 



Empty glume, 7 mm. long, apex narrowed ; apical tooth blunt, -5-1 mm. long 

 (12, Fig. 191). 



Grain, flinty, 5-9-6 mm. long, 3-55 mm. broad, 3-25 mm. thick. 



2. An early form of this variety, more or less sterile in some seasons and with 

 longer ears than the previous form, was obtained from commercial samples of 

 Chilian wheat. 



Ear beardless ; glumes white, pubescent ; grain white. 



T. compactum, var. linaza, Korn. Handb. d. Getr. i'. 52 (1885). 

 This variety, according to Kornicke, is found in Chili under the name Trigo 

 linaza. 



According to Werner's description the young leaves are dark green and erect. 

 Straw, short, 75-85 cm. (about 30-34 inches) high, stiff. 

 Ear, pale yellow, very dense and short ; spikelets 3 -grained, 13 mm. across. 

 Grain, pale yellow, mealy ; 6 mm. long, 3-5 mm. broad. 



Ear beardless ; glumes white, pubescent ; grain red. 



T. compactum, var. Wittmackianum, Korn. Handb. d Getr i 53 

 (1885). 



Kornicke's type was obtained from a Botanic Garden. 



Velvet Kubb. A very late glaucous winter form received from Professor 

 Eriksson, Stockholm. Similar but earlier forms also among commercial samples 

 of Walla Walla wheats from the United States, and from Vilmorin, Paris, under 

 the name Chili velu. 



Young shoots, prostrate. 



