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average 15; width of upper leaf 7-16 to 1 inch, average 3-4; 
lower 5-16 to 11-16 inch, average 1-2. 
Panicle: average length 9 inches; peduncles 6 to 9, aver- 
age 8; average erains per spikelet 2, 
This variety has been cultivated for many years in the 
low-lying districts of England and Scotland. 
30. MOLD’S ENNOBLED BLACK, THORB. 
Early foliage green, of medium size, fairly profuse: Stools rather sparsely : 
Culms, large, “stout and erect ; sheaths loose: Panicles turned’ to one side, 
compact, he: avily seeded, medium dark green: Grain blackish-brown or 
dark burnt brown for basal half, and balance a dirty brown-yellow; long, 
tapering, of medium size, much awned: Thrashes very easily: Glumes quite 
prominent. 
Culm: average height 4 feet 2 inches; tallest plant 4 feet 
10 inches; diameter 1-7 to 3-10 inch, average 1-4. 
Leaves: per culm 5 to 6, average B: length of top leaf 5 to 
12 inches, average 7 1-2 - second ‘attains 15 1-2 inches, aver- 
age 12; width of upper leaf 7-16 to 7-8 inch, average 11-16; 
lower 5-16 to 5-8 inch, average 7-16. 
Paice: average length 10 inches; peduncles 6 to 8, aver- 
age 7; grains per spikelet average 2. 
This is said to be an improved form of the Black Tartarian. 
++Color of berry whitish-yellow. 
31. WHITE RUSSIAN, GREG. 
Synonyms : Japan, Sib.; White Novelty, Sib.; White Rus- 
sian Impr oved, O. H.8.; White Zealand, Gree : 
Yankee Prol ific, Ever. | 
Early foliage medium dark green, fair size, profuse: Stools well: Culms 
erect, fairly stout; sheaths tight: Panicles turned to one side, compact, long, 
medium dark green: Grain pale yellow, medium to large, long, taper-pointed, 
slightly awned: Thrashes well. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 6 inches; diameter 1-8 to 
1-4 inch, average 1-6. 
Leaves: per culm 4 to 6, average 5, length of top leaf 4 1-2 
to 11 1-2 inches, average 7 1-2; second leaf attains 19 1-2 
inches, average 16; width of upper leaf 7-16 to 1 inch, aver- 
age 3-4; lower, 5-16 to 5-8 inch, average 1 2. 
Panicle: average length 9 1-2 inches; peduncles 6 to 8, 
average 7; grains per spikelet average 2. 
{{Berry short and abruptly pointed. 
32. EGYPTIAN. 
Early foliage dark green, fine to medium, fairly abundant: Stools medium: 
Culms large, ‘but somewhat soft, and not quite as stout as White Russian: 
Sheaths loose: Panicles slightly turned to one side, very long and compact, 
heavily seeded, medium dark green: Grain whitish- -yellow, very short, 
