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• COLORADO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 
Plate No. i shows a general view of some of these strains taken 
at the time of greatest growth when the seed was about in the milk 
stage. 
Plant No. 6 and plant No. 42 (Plates 3 and 4), illustrate one set 
of differences which occur. Plant No. 6 represents a type of varia- 
Plate No. 9. 
tion having a very sparse number of stools or tillers. Plant No. 42 
on the other hand, illustrates one very profusely stooled. These pic¬ 
tures were taken upon the same day at a time representing practically 
the same state of development. Altho plant No. 6 has an average 
height of 29 inches, the average height of the leaf mass is only 19 
inches. The leaf mass is very sparse. The leaves present a medium 
broad appearance of natural length. The color is a very yellow green. 
Tn describing the plant this was described as sparingly leafy. Notes 
were taken upon the date of ripening, showing that these plants were 
both considered ripe July 7, 1912. 
Plant No. 42 Plate No. 4), on the other hand, has a total height 
