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the older leaves. Panicles subject to smut. Slightly lodged at 
cutting. ‘Tallest plant four feet two and one-half inches. mies ab 
panicle eleven inches. Thrashes in good form. 
No. 10. White Probsteier. Does not stool extremely well, but pro- 
duces a fair amount of foliage, which is as a rule healthy. ‘Smutted 
slightly. Lodged to a small extent at cutting. Tallest plant three 
feet eleven inches. Longest panicle twelve and one-half inches. 
Thrashes in good form. 
No. 11. White Schcenen. Does not stool very well. Foliage 
abundant and healthy, showing but little rust. Inflicted with smut. 
Tallest plant three feet eleven inches. Longest panicle eleven inches. 
No. 12. Yellow or Golden Prize. Foliage not very vigorous or 
adundant. Does not stool plentifully. Was not troubled munch by 
either rust or smut. Tallest plant three feet nine inches. Longest 
panicle nine inches. Slightly lodged at cutting. Thrashes in good 
form. 
No. 13. Board of Trade. Stools very well. Was disposed to rust 
and smut badly. - Rusted more than almost any other variety. ‘Tall- 
est plant four feet two inches. Longest panicle eleven inches. 
Partially lodged at cutting. 
No 14. New Australian. Stools abundantly. Leaves rusty, and 
panicles smutted slightly. Straw weak and badly lodged at cutting. 
Tallest plant four feet two and one-half inches. Longest panicle 
thirteen inches. 
No. 15. White Australian. Stools well. Foliage fairly abundant, 
and rusted very badly. This variety has smutted more than any 
other at the Station. Straw weak, and badly lodged at cutting. 
Tallest plant four feet six inches. Longest panicle fourteen inches. 
No. 16. Black Tartarian (Sibley). The first “ side-head ” to be 
harvested. Did not smut, and was not badly troubled with rust. 
Tallest plant three feet nine inches. Longest panicle twelve inches. 
Erect at cutting. ; 
No. 17. Mold’s Ennobled. Stools abundantly. No smut, and a 
minumum amount of rust. At cutting period, straw weak. ‘Tallest 
plant three feet four inches. 
No. 18. American Triumph (Sibley). Stools abundantly, and but 
few panicles produced froma stool. Smutted some ; rusted slightly. 
Awns cling tenaciously to flowering glumes. Straw erect. at cutting. 
Tallest plant four feet one inch. 
No. 19. White Novelty (Sibley). Foliage very abundant, and. 
slightly affected with rust. Stools well. Smutted slightly. Straw : 
fairly stout at cutting. Tallest plant four feet two and one-half 
inches. Longest panicle thirteen inches. ‘Thrashes in good form. 
No. 20. White Russian (Gregory). Stools fairly well, and pro- 
duces an abundance of foliage. “Rusted slightly, and smutted but a 
little. Tallest plant four feet two inches. Longest panicle thirteen 
inches. Straw erect and stout at cutting. Thrashes in good form. 
No. 21. White Zealand (Gregory). Stools abundantly, and pro- 
duces a profusion of healthy foliage. Rusted and smutted slightly. 
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