114 THE SMALL GRAINS 



in Belgium and west Germany. (9) The short oats are 

 found cultivated and as weeds in Portugal and Spain, in 

 certain portions of France and Belgium, and in a few 

 places in northwestern Germany. (10) The half wild 

 Abyssinian varieties (forms of A. abyssinica) are de- 

 veloped in Abyssinia, but are reported to exist also in 

 southern Arabia, as weeds and also are cultivated there 

 sparingly for forage and as food for man. 



