160 BULLETIN 1334, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE 
INVINCIBLE (CI. NO. 590) 
Invincible (C. I. No. 590) was originated by the Garton Brothers, 
seedsmen, of England. It came from a compound cross, Chevalier X 
Golden Melon, crossed on Standwell. Invincible is a late 2-rowed 
variety of the Goldthorpe type. It has large straw and a dense 
spike. It produced relatively higher yields in Canada than in the 
United States. 
STANDWELL (C. I. NO. 584) 
Standwell is a hybrid barley which has been classed in the Thorpe 
group in this bulletin. It was produced by Garton Brothers, of 
England. It came from a cross, Fan x Golden Melon. It may not 
be entirel}^ consistent to place Standwell and Invincible in the Thorpe 
group, as they might more consistently be placed with the hybrids. 
It is entirely possible, however, that the entire group was of hybrid 
origin. Those standard varieties of England with wide spikes may 
very easily have come from accidental hybrids. Wliile this type is a 
desirable one in England there is no area in the United States to 
which it is well adapted. 
SVANHALS (C. I. NO. 187) 
Originated by the Svalof Plant-Breeding Association, Svalof, 
Sweden, Svanhals (C. I. No. 187) was first introduced into the 
United States by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction 
of the United States Department of Agriculture in March, 1901. It 
was reintroduced in 1906 as C. I. No. 605. In Sweden this variety 
was considered suited to cold wet land. It was not there believed to 
be the equal of Princess (C. I. No. 529) or of Chevalier II (C. I. No. 
200). 
In the United States it has been superior to both these varieties at 
almost all places. It has proved to be adapted to an unexpectedly 
wide range, producing relatively good yields in the northern Great 
Plains and also under irrigation farther west. Svanhals has been 
grown to some extent in field culture, as shown in Plate I, D. It is 
a 2-rowed barley with a dense spike, similar to Thorpe, but ripens 
earlier than the Thorpe barleys. The density of Svanhals was about 
2.6 millimeters in an ordinary year at Aberdeen, Idaho. 
EARLY CHEVALIER (C. I. NO. 2725) 
According to the Canadian Experimental Farms Report of 1908 
Early Chevalier (C. I. No. 2725) is a selection from French Chevalier 
made in 1904 on account of earliness and strength of straw. While 
it has many of the characters of Chevalier, it is hardly typical of 
that variety. The spikes are somewhat wider at the base than is 
the case with most varieties of the Chevalier group. Early Cheva- 
lier is one of the highest yielding sorts at Cap Rouge. It has not 
been as widely tested in Canada as many of the other varieties. 
FRENCH CHEVAUER (C. I. NO. 175) 
A barley known as French Chevalier was widely tested at stations 
in Canada. It is mentioned in the Canadian Experimental Farms 
Report of 1892. This variety also was grown at a number of stations 
