88 
Straw short, rather stout, slender and erect. Head erect, 
medium size, slightly tapering, a little flattened upon the 
face of the spikelets. Grain yellow or pale red, soft, short, 
slightly obtuse at both ends. 
46. SILVER CHAFF, O. E. S. 
Synonyms: Grecian, O. E. 8.; Treadwell, O. E.S.; York 
White Chaff, O. E. 5. 
Spring growth semi-erect and good: Straw yellow: Culms stout and 
usually erect: Panicles beardless, white, glabrous, flattened, compact, 
slightly tapering: Grain medium to light amber, medium to large, fairly 
plump: Thrashes from g ume fairly well. 
Culm : average height 3 feet 6 inches; diameter 1-8 to 
1-5 inch, average 1-6. . 
Leaves: per culm 4; length 4 to 11 1-2 inches, average 7 
1-2; width of upper leaf 1-4 to 3-4 inch, average 7-16 ; lower 
1-8 to 3-8 inch, average 1-4. 
Panicle: average length 3 3-4+inches; thickness 3-8 te 
7-16 inch, average 3-8 ; breadth 3-8 to 3-4 inch, average 5-8; 
spikelets per panicle 13 to 21, average 17; grains per spike- 
let 2 to 4, average 3; one thousand weigh 586 grains. 
It is stated! that this variety came from California. 
47, SURPRISE, BRAD. 
Culms stout and usually quite erect, though often decumbent at the base 
for a short distance: Panicles beardless, white, glabrous, very compact, 
larger at tip than base: Grains fairly light amber, medium size, fairly long, 
plump or slightly shrunken: Thrashed easy from glume. 
Culm : average height 2 feet 6 inches, tallest plant 3 feet 
1 inch; diameter 1-8 to 1-4 inch, average 1-5. | 
Leaves: per culm 4; length 4 to 10 1-2 inches, average 7 
3-4; width of upper leaf 5-16 to 11-16 inch, average 1-2 
inch ; lower 1-8 to 3-8 inch, average 1-4. 
Panicle : average length 3 3-4+inches ; average thickness 
3-8 inch at base, and 5-8 at tip ; breadth 1-2 to 7-8 inch, aver- 
age 3-4; spikelets per panicle average 18 ; grains per spike- 
let 3 to 7, average 5. 
48, TAPPAHANNOCK, O. E. 8. 
Synonym: Boughton. 
Culm weak and spreading, though occasionally erect: Panicles beardless 
white, glabrous, somewhat loose, tapering; Grain light amber, medium, 
size, usually plump, short: Thrashes from glume easily. 
Culm : average height 2 feet 6 inches, tallest plant 3 feet 
7 inches ; diameter 1-8 to 1-5 inch, average 1-8. 
1Sibley’s Seed Catalogue, 1883, p. 130. 



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