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6. MONARCH, O. E. S. 
Early foliage dark green, medium to coarse, quite profuse: Stools well: 
Culms of good size, fairly erect: Leaf sheaths loosely clasping: Panicles 
open, dark green, medium size: Grain whitish-yellow, fair size, plump, 
long, tapering, frequently awned, base rarely hairy capped: Thrashes well; 
late foliage dark green, and very glaucous. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 9 inch, tallest plant 4 feet 9 
inches ; diameter 1-8 to 1-4 inch, average 1-5. 
Leaves: per culm 5 to 6, average 6; average length of 
top leaf 6 inches ; second leaf attains 15 inches, average 13; 
width of upper leaf 1-2 to 1 inch, average 3-4; lower 3-16 
to 9-16 inch, average 1-4. 
Panicles: average length 10 inches; peduncles 6 to 8, 
-average 7; grains per spikelet 2 to 3, average 2. 
7. PROBSTEIER, GREG. 
Synonym: White Probstever. 
Early foliage dark green, medium to coarse, fairly profuse: Stools medium: 
‘Culms very erect, medium stout: Sheaths tightly clasping asarule: Panicles 
open, large and long: Grain whitish-yellow, medium size, long, tapering, 
frequently awned, base rarely hairy capped: Thrashes very well. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 3 inches ; diameter 1-8 to 1-5 
‘inch, average 1-6. 
Leaves : per culm 5 to 6, average 5; length of top leaf 4 
1-2 to 14 1-2 inches, average 9 1-2; second leaf attains 17 
inches, average 14; width of upper leaf 3-8 to 1 1-16 inch, 
average 3-4; lower 3-8 to 5-8 inch, average 7-16. 
Panicle: average length 8 inches ; peduncles 6 to 8, aver- 
-age 7; grains per spikelet 2 to 3, average 3. 
According to Werner’, this variety is native to Probstel 
in Holstein. 
8. PRINGLE’S PROGRESS, P. & H. 
Early foliage dark green, medium to coarse, not profuse: stools sparingly : 
‘Culms of medium size, weak, inclined to lodge: Sheaths clasping moder- 
ately tight: Panicles open, medium size: Grain pale yellow, large, long, 
tapering, slightly awned: Glumes very thin and soft: Thrashes fairly well: 
Late foliage medium dark green, panicles light green. 
Culm : average height 3 feet 2 inches, tallest plant 4 feet; 
diameter 1-8 to 1-4 inch, average 1-6. 
Leaves : per culm 4; length of top leaf 2 3-4 to 11 1-2 
inches, average 7 ; second leaf attains 14 1-4 inches, aver- 
age 11; width of upper leaf 3-8 to 15-16 inch, average 5-8 ; 
lower attaining 9-16 inch, average 5-16. 
Panicle : average length 10 1-2 inches; peduncles 4 to 7, 
average 6 ; average grains per spikelet 2. 
1Handbuch des Getreidebaues, 1885, Band II, p. 682. 

