Bui. 1074, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate III. 



Wheat Stems and Glumes. 



Fig. 1.— Portions of wheat stems showing color, (a) white, (b) purple; and awns showing 

 colors, (c) white, (d) yellowish, (<?) brown, (/) black. Fig. 2.— Glumes of wheat 

 varieties showing the colors, (a) and (b) different shsides of white, (c) white with 

 black-striped margins, (d) yellowish, (e) and (/) different shades of brown, (g) 

 bluish brown, (h) black. (Enlarged 3 diameters.) 



