28 BULLETIN 1172, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. * 
CALIFORNIA MARIOUT. 
California Mariout was distributed by the California Agricultural 
Experiment Station in 1919. Since then it has become widely 
distributed not only throughout the valley but over the entire State. 
It was not included in the experiments at Chico until 1921, and then 
the unfavorable season resulted in a low yield. 
California Mariout is an early six-rowed hulled, moderately long- 
awned variety, with medium strong but short straw. Its spikes 
are moderately long and somewhat resemble those of Coast, but its 
kernels can be distinguished by the hairy or bristly rachilla, which is 
smooth in Coast. It is a very early variety, capable of maturing 
grain when sown much later in the spring than Coast. The straw is 
extremely short except on the more fertile soils, and this sometimes 
interferes with harvesting operations. The variety appears to pos- 
sess drought resistance to a marked degree. It appearently will 
produce good yields on a wide range of soils but may find its best 
adaptation on the lighter soils in the interior valleys from Sacramento 
southward and in situations where an early-maturing variety is 
desired for late sowing. 
CLUB MARIOUT. 
Club Mariout (C. I. No. 261) is grown to a limited extent on the 
west side of the Sacramento River in the vicinity of Willows. It 
was distributed in 1919 by local agencies that secured their supply 
of seed from Oregon. This variety, which has been known as 
Mariout, was distributed and grown commercially in Oregon before 
the California Mariout was distributed. It also has been grown 
long at various experiment stations and has been reported upon in a 
number of bulletins under the name of Mariout. 
In California it has been called Oregon Mariout in order to dis- 
tinguish it from the California Mariout. Realizing that these names 
would surely result in confusion, the Office of Cereal Investigations 
has renamed it Club Mariout, to call attention to its short, compact, 
clublike spike. 
Club Mariout is a midseason six-rowed hulled and awned variety 
with midtall and strong straw. It has a plump, bright kernel of 
excellent quality which does not shatter readily. It usually is a few 
inches shorter, matures a few days earlier, and is a little more sus- 
ceptible to lodging than Coast. 
WHITE SMYRNA. 
White Smyrna is an early two-rowed hulled and awned variety 
with short, tender straw, which in some seasons has a tendency to 
lodge. The kernels, which are among the largest and plumpest 
found in any variety, are heavy and resist shattering nearly as well 
as those of Coast. White Smyrna has been fairly good in produc- 
tivity, but on account of its short straw it probably would not prove 
satisfactory on the lighter soils. 
Nepal is an early hooded white-kerneled naked variety with mid- 
tall straw and broad leaves. It is subject to drought injury and 
does not yield heavily. It is best adapted to the higher elevations 
and cooler sections of the West. 
