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



la. Spike Awnless— Continued. * 



2a. Glumes Glabrous— Continued. 

 3a. Glumes White— Continued. 

 4a. Kernels White— Continued. 



Kernels Short to Midlong — Continued. 

 Kernels Soft to Semihard— Continued. 

 Spring Habit— Continued. 

 Spike clavate. 



Plant early to midseason. Page. 



Spike erect Dart 66 



Spike inclined Gypsum 67 



Plant late. 



Culm and spike only slightly glau- 

 cous Surprise 67 



Culm and spike very glaucous Dicklow 68 



Kernels Semihard to Hard. 

 Spring Habit. 

 Spike fusiform. 

 Plant early. 



Apical awns wanting Bobs 69 



Apical awns few, 3-5 mm. long Quality 69 



Plant midseason White Fife 70 



Spike oblong. 



Plant early White Federation 71 



Plant midseason; kernels midsized Lynn 71 



Plant late; kernels small Regenerated Defiance . . 72 



Kernels Midlong to Long. 

 Kernels Soft to Semihard. 

 Spring Habit. 



Spike oblong New Zealand 72 



Spike clavate Pilcraw 72 



4b. Kernels Red ( T. v. lutescens Al.). 

 Kernels Short to Midlong. 

 Kernels Soft to Semihard. 

 Winter Habit. 

 Stem white. 



Spike fusiform. 

 Spike erect. 



Plant early Rice 73 



Plant midseason Mlnhaedi 73 



Spike inclined. 



Plant midseason. 



Shoulders wanting to nar- 

 row, oblique Lofthouse 74 



Shoulders midwide, oblique 



to square Big Frame 74 



Plant late Buffum No. 17 75 



Spike nodding. 



Plant early, midtall Leap 75 



Plant midseason, midtall Ontario Wonder 76 



Spike oblong. 



Spike erect to inclined. 

 Plant early, midtall. 



Glumes midwide Zimmerman 76 



Glumes wide Walker 77 



Plant midseason, tall Harvest Queen 77 



Spike nodding; plant midseason, 

 midtall. 



Apical awns straight Prosperity 79 



Apical awns incurved Forward 80 



Spike clavate. 



Spike middense Squarehead 80 



Spike dense. 



Blades midlong, midwide Red Russian 81 



Blades long, wide Sol 81 



