VARIETIES AND BREEDS 



regions of low rainfall. Ladysmith has been discarded at Pre- 

 toria and Potchefstroom. Champion White Pearl is still grown.' 



The grain is appreciated on the English market, for samp 

 and grit manufacture, as it contains a large percentage of 

 horny endosperm. 



248. Natal White Horsetooth. — Figs, no and III. Class: 



CHAF. 



VII. 



Fig. no.— Natal White Horsetooth. 



very late white dent ; rows, 14 to 18 ; length, 10} to 12 inches ; 

 circumference at 2 inches from butt, Si, from tip, 6| to 7 inches ; 

 grain, broad and shallow, but thick, crease-dented, smooth ; cob, 

 very thick, drying slowly. Synonym : Late WJiite Horsetooth. 

 According to Sawer it takes 140-150 days to ripen in 

 Natal, but is a good drought resister and heavy cropper. 



1 Under the name Potchefstroom Pearl, which is a selected strain of Champion 

 White Pearl. 



