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21. WHITE VELVET, O. E. S. 
Spring growth semi-erect, vigorous, abundantly foliaceous: Straw yellow: 
Culms not very stout, and usually somewhat reclining at maturity: Panicles 
bearded, white, villous with white silky hairs on glumes, fairly compact, 
flattened, tapering: Grain mottled or dark amber, medium to large, medium 
long, fairly plump: Thrashes fro» glume very well. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 3 inches; diameter 1-8 to 1-4° 
inch, average 1-6. 
Leaves: per culm 4; length 5 to 12 1-4 inches, average 8; 
width of upper leaf 5-16 to 5-8 inch, average 7-16; lower 1-8 
to 3-8, average 1-4. 
Panicle: average length 3 1-4 + inches; thickness 3-8 to 
7-16 inch, average 7-16; breadth 1-2 to 3-4 inch, average 5-8; 
spikelets per panicle 13 to 20, average 17; grains per spikelet 
2 to 4, average 3; one thousand weigh 594 grains. 
BEARDLESS WHEATS. 
+ Panicle bronze. 
22. BORDEAUX, VIL. 
Culms decumbent near the crown of the plant, then becoming very erect: 
very glaucous: Panicles beardless, bronze, glabrous, loose to compact, taper- 
ing: Grain medium dark amber, small, short, plump or shrunken: Separated 
hard from glume in thrashing. 
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Culm: average height 3 feet, tallest plant 3 feet 6 inches; 
diameter 1-8 to 1-5 inch, average 1-6. | 
Leaves: per panicle 4; length 6 to 13 1-2 inches, average 
10 1-2; width of upper leaf 5-16 to 3-4, average 5 8; lower 1-8 
to 3-8 inch, average 1-4. 
Panicle: average length 5 + inches; thickness 3-8 to 7-16 
inch, average 7-16 ; breadth 7-16 to 5-8 inch, average 9-16 ; 
spikelets per panicle average 20; grains per spikelet 1 to 3, 
usually 2, often 0. 
This variety is from France, and does not succeed in our 
climate, hence the frequency of no seeds developing in the 
spikelets. | 
23. CLAWSON, O. E. S. 
Synonyms: Gorham White, Moff. ; Royal Australian, O. 
K. S.; White Eldorado, O. E.8.; White Moun- 
tain, Alex.; Winooski, P. & H. 
Spring growth strong and wiry: Straw yellow: Culms stout but rather in- 
clined to lean: of medium size: Panicles beardless, glabrous, somewhat loose, 
flattened, slightly tapering: Grain white or mottled amber and white, of 
medium size, fairly long: Thrashes well from glume. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 9 inches; average diameter 
1-5 inch. : 

