. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 38 THE kaoliangs: a new group of geain sorghums. Planted at Amarillo, Tex., in 1907, but no seed germinated. Plant not known and identification doubtful; spikelets 4 to mm.; glumes chestnut to maroon, shining; seeds obovate or obovate oval, mm. long by 3 to mm. wide, walnut brown to bay. 20621 (G. 1. No. 263). Paperhull. Source same as for No. 20620. (No. 101) Gaolan. For description see No. 100 (S. P. I. No. 20620). The head does not appear as comjjact as in No. 100. Seed brought from Manchuria by a Russian etudeut-soldier after the P
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 38 THE kaoliangs: a new group of geain sorghums. Planted at Amarillo, Tex., in 1907, but no seed germinated. Plant not known and identification doubtful; spikelets 4 to mm.; glumes chestnut to maroon, shining; seeds obovate or obovate oval, mm. long by 3 to mm. wide, walnut brown to bay. 20621 (G. 1. No. 263). Paperhull. Source same as for No. 20620. (No. 101) Gaolan. For description see No. 100 (S. P. I. No. 20620). The head does not appear as comjjact as in No. 100. Seed brought from Manchuria by a Russian etudeut-soldier after the Piusso-Japanese war. {IIanse7i.) Grown at Amarillo, Tex., in 1907, and again in 1908. Plants to 2 meters (5 to feet) in height; leaves 6 to 8; panicle ovate or ovate conical, sparse, lax, of light weight; spikelets to mm. long; glumes thin, papery, black, shining, equaling the seed; seeds narrowly oval, 4 to 5 mm. long by to 3 mm. wide, burnt umber,. Fig. 12.—Field of au extra-early variety of Manchu Brown kaoliang (G. I. No. 261,. S. P. I. No. 20612), Amarillo, Tex., August 20,1908. (Photographed hy C. R. Ball.) included. A low variety of extra-early to early maturity, ripening in 85 to 95 days; heads, however, of poor quality and the variety discarded. 20627 (G. I. No. 264). Manchu Brown{7). Source same as for No. 20612. (No. 107) Native name, Tjif-choo-meed-zha. This variety is used for brooms in Manc-huria. Seed brought from Manchuria by a Russian student-soldier after the Russo-Japanese war. (Hansen.) Planted at Amarillo, Tex., in 1907, but no seed germinated. Plant not known and identification doubtful; spikelets to mm. long; glumes maroon to black with buff trimmings; seeds obovate oval, 4 to mm. long by 3 to mm. wide, walnut brown to chocolate. 253. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfe
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