CLASSIFICATIOX OF AMERICAN WHEAT VARIETIES. 121 
Synonym. — Hansen. As stated above, Hansen is the name of the man who 
is said to have originated Silvercoin wheat. The variety is still known as 
Hansen by some growers in Cache County, Utah. 
JUMBUCK. 
Description. — Plant spring habit, midseason, midtall; stem white, strong; 
spike awnless, oblong-fusiform, middense, erect ; glumes pubescent, white, mid- 
long, midwide to wide ; shoulders wide, usually square ; beaks midwide, acute, 
0.5 to 1 mm. long ; apical awns few, 3 to 20 mm. long ; kernels white, short to 
midiong, semihard to hard, ovate ; germ midsized ; crease midwide, middeep to 
deep ; cheeks rounded ; brush midsized, midiong. 
History. — Jumbuck is one of William Farrer's Australian varieties, produced 
by hybridization. Its origin has been recorded as follows : 
Jumbuck was produced as the result of crossing Improved Fife by Tardent's 
Blue, and then mating the progeny with Lambrigg Australian Talavera. Its 
pedigree is — 
Improved Fife X Tardent's Blue. 
Unnamed X Lambrigg Australian Talavera. 
Jumbuck. 
It received its name " Jumbuck " (a country name for a sheep) because of the 
woolly appearance of its chaff (188, p. 284.) 
This variety was introduced into the United States about 1911 from New 
South Wales by the California Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Distril)ution. — Grown in experiments by the California Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station and said to be commercially grown to a small extent in California. 
INDIAN. 
Description. — Plant spring habit, early, short ; stem white, weak to mid- 
strong ; spike awnless. oblong, dense, erect ; glumes pubescent, white, midiong, 
midwide, easily shattered ; shoulders narrow, oblique to elevated ; beaks nar- 
row, acuminate, 1 to 3 mm. long ; apical awns several, 3 to 5 mm. long ; kernels 
white, short, soft, ovate to oval ; germ small ; crease midwide. shallow ; cheeks 
usually rounded ; brush small, short. 
Indian differs from Sonora only in having white instead of brown glumes. 
History. — The origin of Indian wheat is not definitely known. It probably 
is the result of a natural field hybrid between Sonora and, some other variety. 
It is a common mixture in the Sonora variety, although it has been separated 
and grown by itself for many years. George L. Little, jr., of Morgan, Morgan 
County, Utah, reported in 1917 that the origin of the variety was not known, 
but that it had been grown in his county for 40 or 50 years. 
Distribution. — Grown to a limited extent in Arizona and in Summit and 
Morgan Counties, Utah. 
TRIPLET. 
Description. — Plant winter habit, midseason, midtall; stem white, midstrong; 
spike awnless, oblong-fusiform, middense, inclined ; glumes pubescent, white, 
midiong, midwide ; shoulders midwide, oblique to square ; beaks wide, obtuse, 
0.5 to 1 mm. long ; apical awns few, 3 to 8 mm. long, sometimes incurved through- 
out spike ; kernels red, short to midiong, semihard, ovate ; germ small ; crease 
narrow to midwide, shallow ; cheeks rounded ; brush small, midiong. 
