80 
width of upper 1-4 to 11-16, average 7-16 ; lower 1-8 to 1-4 
inch, average 3-16. 
Panicle : average length 3 1-4+inches; thickness 5-16 to 
3-8 inch, average 3-8 ; breadth 3-8 to 5-8 inch, average 1-2 ; 
spikelets per panicle 12 to 17, average 15 ; grains per spike- 
let 2 to 5, average 3 ; one thousand weigh 636 grains. 
27. MICHIGAN AMBER, O. E. Ss. 
Synonyms: Pool, O. E. 8.; Red Fultz, O. KE. S.;” Red 
Straw, Sib. 
Spring growth vigorous, semi-erect: Straw whitish-yellow: Culms usually; 
stout and erect: Panicles beardless, bronze, glabrous, square, compact to 
loose, but slightly tapering: Grain dark amber, or sometimes mottled,. 
medium size, long, plump, or slightly shrunken: Thrashes from glume very- 
hard. 
Culm : average height 3 feet 3 inches ; diameter 1-8 to 1-5: 
inch, average 3-16. 
Leaves : per culm 4; length 4 1-2 to 10 1-4 inches, aver- 
age 7 1-2; width of upper leaf 3-8 to 5-8 inch, average 1-2 ; 
lower 1-8 to 3-8 inch, average 1-4. 
Panicle: average length 3 + inches; average thickness 
3-8 inch ; breadth 3-8 to 5-8 inch, average 1-2; spikelets 
per panicle 11 to 17, average 15 ; grains per spikelet 2 to 8, 
average 3; one thousand weigh 586 grains. 
The seed sent the Station of the Red Straw was white ; 
that of its progeny amber. Considering that that grown at 
the Station was identical in every respect with Pool and 
Red Fultz, synonyms of Michigan Amber, it has been. 
thought best to place Red Straw along side of the others. 
28. ROUSSELIN, VIL. 
Culms erect and fairly stout, though not very stiff: Panicles beardless,. 
medium dark bronze, glabrous, loose, tapering: Grain very pale amber, of 
medium size, and shrunken: Thrashes from glumes very well: a spring 
variety. 
Cuim : average height 2 feet 10 inches, tallest plant 3. 
feet 4 inches ; diameter 1-8 to 1-5 inch, average 1-7. 
Leaves: per culm 4; length 4 3-4 to 15 1-2 inches, average: 
10; width of upper leaf 8-8 to 11-16 inch, average 9-16; 
lower 1-8 to 5-16 inch, average 3-16. 
Panicle: average length 5 + inches; thickness 3-8 to 1-2: 
inch, average 7-16; breadth 7-16 to 5-8 inch, average 1-2; 
spikelets per panicle average 16; grains per spikelet usually 
2, sometimes 3, often 0, being very variable. 
A French variety, not adapted to this latitude. 

