142 BULLETIN 1074, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Distribution. — Grown to a limited extent in Wyoming. It has been grown 

 in experiments in the northern Great Plains area and has proved to be a high- 

 yielding, drought-resisting wheat. Its weak stem has prevented it from being 

 of commercial importance. 



CONVERSE. 



Description. — Plant spring habit, midseason, tall ; stem white, midstrong ; 

 spike awned, fusiform, middense, inclined to nodding ; glumes glabrous, white, 

 midlong, narrow ; shoulders wanting to narrow, oblique ; beaks 3 to 20 mm. 

 long ; awns 3 to 8 cm. long ; kernels pale red, midlong. soft to semihard, ovate, 

 humped, acute at base ; germ midsized, abrupt ; crease mldwide, middeep ; 

 cheek usually angular ; brush midsized, short to midlong. 



Converse differs from Erivan in being taller and later and in having a 

 harder kernel. 



History. — The origin of Converse is undetermined. The sample here de- 

 scribed was obtained in 1908, and the wheat had doubtless been grown for sev- 

 eral years previous under the name Red Russian. The variety was renamed 

 in 1920 (66, p. 6) and the following information recorded: 



The name Converse is here given to a commercial variety of spring wheat 

 grown in Wyoming under the name Red Russian. The name Red Russian is 

 used for three other varieties in the United States, so a new name has been 

 selected for this variety. The original sample (C. I. No. 4141) was obtained 

 by a representative of the Department of Agriculture from Converse County, 

 Wyo., hence the name. 



Distribution. — Grown in Nebraska and Wyoming. 



Synonym. — Red Russian is the local name under which this wheat has been 

 grown for several years in the State of Wyoming. 



MINTTXRKI. 



Description. — Plant winter habit, midseason, midtall ; stem white, weak ; spike 

 awned, fusiform, middense, inclined ; glumes glabrous, yellowish white, mid- 

 long, narrow; shoulders wanting to narrow, oblique; beaks 1 to 3 mm. long; 

 awns 4 to 8 cm. long ; kernels red, midlong, semihard, ovate to elliptical, acute ; 

 germ small ; crease narrow, shallow to middeep ; cheeks rounded ; brush small, 

 midlong to long. 



This variety is very winter hardy. It resembles Turkey except in having 

 softer kernels and in being more winter hardy. 



History. — This variety is the progeny of a cross between Odessa and Tur- 

 key, made at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, University Farm, 

 St. Paul, in 1902, during the time Prof. W. M. Hays was in charge of plant 

 breeding there. Odessa was used as the female parent and Turkey as the male 

 parent. Of the many selections made from the progeny of this cross two have 

 shown sufficient value to be named and distributed by the Minnesota station. 

 This selection was first known as Minnesota No. 1507, but was named Minturki 

 in 1919 (1 06, p. 17-28) when it was first distributed. 



Distribution.— Grown to a slight extent in Minnesota and by experiment sta- 

 tions in other Northern and Western States. 



Synonym. — Minnesota No. 1507. 



HXJSSAB (BED HITSSAE). 



Description. — Plant winter habit, late, midtall ; stem white, slender, weak 

 to midstrong ; spike awned, fusiform, middense to lax, inclined to nodding ; 

 glumes glabrous, white, long, midwide, easily deciduous ; shoulders midwide, 



