. Classification of American wheat varieties. Wheat; Wheat. Fig. 73. — Outline map of a portion of the Pa cif ic Northwest, show- ing the distribu- tion of Jenkin wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 66,500 acres. KEDCHAFF (EED CHAFF CLUB). Description.—Plant spring habit, midseason, midtall; stem white, strong; spike awnless, clavate, dense, erect; glumes glabrous, light brown, midlong, midwide; shoulders midwide, usually oblique; beaks wide, obtuse, mm. long; apical awns few, 2 to 10 mm. long; kernels white, short, soft, ovate, humped; germ small, abrupt; crease midwide, shallow; cheeks usuall
. Classification of American wheat varieties. Wheat; Wheat. Fig. 73. — Outline map of a portion of the Pa cif ic Northwest, show- ing the distribu- tion of Jenkin wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 66,500 acres. KEDCHAFF (EED CHAFF CLUB). Description.—Plant spring habit, midseason, midtall; stem white, strong; spike awnless, clavate, dense, erect; glumes glabrous, light brown, midlong, midwide; shoulders midwide, usually oblique; beaks wide, obtuse, mm. long; apical awns few, 2 to 10 mm. long; kernels white, short, soft, ovate, humped; germ small, abrupt; crease midwide, shallow; cheeks usually angular; brush small, midlong. Redchaff differs from Jenkin in being shorter, earlier, in having a more clavate spike and lighter brown glumes. Spikes, glumes, and kernels of Red- chaff are shown in Plate LI, B. History.—The origin of Redchaff is undetermined. According to Hunter (124, p. 24), it was an important variety of club wheat grown in the Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington in 1907. Distribution.—Grown in Idaho, Oregon, and Washing- ton. (Fig. 74.) Synonyms.—Oregon Red Chaff and Red Chaff Club. The name Oregon Red Chaff sometimes is used for the Redchaff variety, but is more commonly applied to Foisy. Red Chaff Club is the name used by most growers of the BLUECHAFF (BLUE CHAFF CALVERT CLUB). Pig. 7 4. — Outline map of a portion of the Pacific Northwest, show- ing the distribu- tion of Redchaff wheat in 1919. Estimated area, 40,000 acres. Description.—Plant intermediate to spring habit, late, midtall; stem white, strong; spike awnless, clavate, dense, erect; glumes glabrous, bluish brown, midlong, midwide; shoulders wanting to narrow, usually rounded; beaks narrow, incurved, obtuse, to 1 mm. long: apical awns few, 2 to 20 mm. long; kernels white, short to midlong, soft, ovate, humped; germ small; crease midwide, shallow; cheeks angular; brush small, midlong. The glumes of Bluechaff have a distinct bluish tinge not observed in any other
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