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is small and the panicles mature rather late. Berry of a dark dun 
color, and not fairly black; size from medium to small. This oat 
was imported from France by I*. H. Horstord several years ago, and 
is known in that country as LVovre de Brie. 
++ Color white. 
** Berry long and taper-pointed. 
No. 2. Alexander’s No. 2. Average height three feet three inches. 
Culm very erect and stout. Leaves often exceeding sixteen inches 
in length, averaging slightly over one-half an inch wide; very 
slightly white at the base of the leaf-blade. Average length of pa- 
nicle nine inches. Berry large, but does not separate easily from 
the spikelet. A cross of Excelsior on Probsteier, as claimed by O. 
H. Alexander, the originator. 
No. 3. Challenge. Average height three feet six inches. Culm 
very erect and stout. Leaves lance-linear, attaining a length of ~ 
twelve inches, and averaging one-half an inch in width. TPanicles 
quite erect and averaging nine inches in length. Berry of medium 
size; awns tenacious. | 
No. 4. Golden. Average height three feet three inches. Culm 
very erect and stout. Leaves occasionally exceed thirteen inches in 
length, and average one-half inch wide; linear; sparingly white at 
base of leaf-blade. Panicles very even in size; average length seven 
inches ; flowering glumes usually lacking awns. 
No. 5. Probsteier (Gregory). Average height three feet three 
inches. Culm very erect; medium stout. Leaves partially erect 
with full development, oftentimes extending to and above the pan- 
icles, attaining a length of twelve inches and an average width of 
one-half an inch ; white at base of leaf-blade; lance-linear. Average 
length of panicles eight inches. Berry of good size and plump. 
No. 6. Seizure (Sibley.) Average height three feet six inches. 
Culms stout and erect. Leaves linear, averaging one-half an inch 
in width, and frequently exceeding eleven inches in length . Bile of 
leaf-blade squarely marked white. Average length of panicles eight 
inches, and as a rule quite equal in size. Berry of medium size. 
No. 7. Washington. Average height three feet three inches. 
Culm erect, but becomes weak toward maturity. Leaves occasion- 
ally exceed twelve inches in length, having an average width of one- 
half an inch; lance-linear; base of leaf-blade white; habit of growth 
erect along the culm, and often extending to and above the panicle 
at maturity. Average length of panicle eight inches. 
No. 8. White Champion. Average height three feet four inches. 
Culm occasionally decumbent, and slender. Leaves linear, some- 
times exceeding thirteen inches long, although generally short, and 
having an average width of one-half an inch; base of leaf blade 
slightly white. Average length of panicles eight inches. Berry 
long and slim. 
No. 9. White Eureka (Sibley). Average height three feet three 
inches. Culm generally erect, but sometimes decumbent; slender. 
Leaves linear, often exceeding thirteen inches in length, and averag- 
