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14. WHITE SCHOENEN. 
Early foliage dark green, medium to coarse, quite abundant: Stools fair: 
Culms erect or decumbent, and not very stout; nodes usually slightly hairy: 
Panicles open, medium size, dark green: Grain whitish-yellow, medium to 
large, long, tapering, occasionally awned, base rarely hairy capped: Thrashes 
very easily. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 3 inches; diameter 1-8 to 1-4 
inch, average 1-6. 
Leaves: per culm 4 to 5, average 5; length of top leaf 
5 1-2 to 13 inches, average 9; second leaf attains 15 1-2 inches, 
average 12; width of upper leaf 3-8 to 15-16 inch, average 
5-8: lower 1-4 to 1-2 inch, average 3-8. 
Panicle: average length 8 inches; peduncles 5 to 8, aver- 
age 7; grains per spikelet 2 to 3, average 2. | 
Imported from Germany in 1868 by the U. 5. Dep't of 
Agriculture. 
15. YELLOW FLANDERS, P. & H. 
Synonym: Yellow or Golden Prize. 
Early foliage dark green, coarse, fairly profuse: Stools very well: Culms 
medium to large, fairly stout though often leaning; sheaths fairly tight — 
clasping: Panicles open, well seeded, large, medium dark green: Grain 
whitish-yellow, long, tapering, large, plump, broad backed, usually awned, 
base rarely capped with hair: Thrashes easily. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 10 inches, tallest plant 4 feet 
10 1-2 inches; diameter 1-8 to 1-4 inch, average 1-5. 
Leaves: per culm 4 to 6, average 5; length of top leaf 3 
to 10 inches, average 7; second leaf attains 16 1-2 inches, 
average 13 1-2; width of upper leaf 7-16 to 1 inch, average 
11-16; lower 1-4 to 5-8 inch, average 7-16. 
Panicle: average length 10 1-2 inches; peduncles 6 to 8, 
average 7; grains per spikelet 2 to 3, average 2. 
** Berry short, plump, abruptly pointed. 
16. AMERICAN TRIUMPH, GREG. 
Synonym: Triumph, Thorb. 
Early foliage medium light green, very abundant, coarse: Stools very well: 
Culms of good size, stiff, erect; sheaths loose: Panicle very large, open, 
stout, many seeded, medium light green: Grain whitish-yellow, medium to 
large, plump, usually abruptly pointed, frequently awned: Thrashes well. 
This variety presents two striking characteristics, viz: the leaves are very 
long and abundant, and the panicles seem to be much given to smutting. 
In height it exceeds any open panicle variety grown at the station. 
Culm: average height 4 feet 10 inches, tallest plant 5 feet 
5 inches; diameter 1-6 to 1-3 inch, average 1-4. 
Leaves: per culm 5 to 6, average 5; length of top leaf 7 to 
16 inches, average 12; second leaf attains 20 inches, aver- 
