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and spring varieties, bearded and beardless. The varieties: 
of this class are more extensively cultivated than any of 
the others. It is the common market wheat. 
BEARDED WHEATS. 
+ Panicle Bronze. 
Ii DIEHL-MEDITERRANEAN, R. N. Y. 
Synonyms: Mediterranean Hybrid, O. E. 8.; Michigan: 
Bronze, O. KE. S. 
Spring growth vigorous, erect, foliage profuse: Straw yellowish-white. 
Culms stout, of medium size, usually erect : Panicles long bearded, bronze, 
glabrous, square, very compact, crowded at the tip, and abruptly pointed: 
Grain large, plump, fairly long, medium light amber: Thrashes from glume 
very well. 
Culm : average height 3 feet 6 inches; diameter 1-8 to. 
1-5 inch, average 1-5. . 
Leaves per culm 4; length from 3 to 10 3-4 inches, average: 
7; width of upper leaf 3-8 to 3-4 inch, average 1-2; lower 
3-16 to 3-8, average 1-4. 
Panicle: average length 2 1-2 ¢ inches; thickness has an 
average variation from 3-8 inch at base to 5 8 near the tip;. 
breadth 5-8 to 3-4 inch. 
Spikelets per panicle 17 to 19, average 17; 2 to 5 seeded,. 
average 3; one thousand seeds weigh 602 grains. 
2. IMPORTED MEDITERRANEAN, O. E. 8. 
Spring growth very weak and pale green in color: Straw whitish-yellow = 
Culms weak and usually recline upon the ground: Panicles long bearded, 
hight bronze, glabrous, nearly square, loose, slightly tapering: grain very 
dark amber, large, long, shrunken: Thrashes from glume very well. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 3 inches; diameter 1-8 to 1-5 
inch, average 3-16. 
Leaves: per culm 4; length 5 3-4 to 12 1-2 inches, average 
8; width of upper leaf 3-8 to 15-16 inch, average 5-8; lower, 
3-16 to 1-4 inch, average 1-4. 
Panicle: average length 2 3-4 ¢ inches; thickness average 
3-8 inch; breadth 1-2 to 5-8 inch, average 1-2; spikelets per 
panicle 11 to 16, average 13; grains per spikelet 2 to 3, aver- 
age 2; one thousand weigh 572 grains. 
6. LANCASTER, O. E. S. 
Synonyms: Calzfornia Blue Stem, O. KE. 8.; Golden Drop, 
O.H.S.; Red Amber, O.E.S.; Scott, O.E.8.; Tas- 
mantan, O. HK. S.; Tasmanian Red, Pat. Bros. 
Spring growth quite upright, plants vigorous: Straw yellow, very weak: 
Panicle long bearded, bronze, glabrous, slightly loose, flattened, little tap- 
ering: Grain dark amber, extra large, long, slightly shrunken. 

