154 THE SMALL GRAINS 



Secale 



fragile, Bieberst. 



dalmaticum, Visiani. 



montanum, Guss. j anatolicum, Boissier. 



[ cereale, Linn., cultivated rye. 



There is only the one species of any importance in culti- 

 vation. 



147. Cultivated rye (Secale cereale, Linn.). Four 

 groups of varieties of cultivated rye are recognized by 

 Kornicke, Common, Red, Dark Brown, and Monstrous. 

 The monstrous rye is similar to common rye, but has more 

 than one spikelet to each internode of the rachis. It is 

 said to have originated in Turkey. 



The further classification and representative varieties of 

 rye here follow : 



(SECALE CEREALE VULGARE, KCKE.) 



1. Spikes simple, white or yellowish. 



Spring Cataluna, Centeo barazzo, Irkutsk, Minho, Ma- 

 gellan, Nerchinsk, Palermo, Saxon Spring. 



Winter Abruzzes, Aland, Azov, Abyssinian, Alt Palesh- 

 kin, Bestehorn Giant, Champagne, Dean, Excelsior, 

 Erzerum, Garde du Corps, Heinrich, Hanna, Ivanov, 

 Johannis, Kusthof, Mammoth, Mountain or Alpine, 

 Nyland Winter, Probsteier, Pirna, Petkus, Russian Giant, 

 Spanish Double, Schlanstedt, Swedish, Schiff, Tyrolese, 

 Thousandfold, Una, Vasa Winter, Westerwald, Welken- 

 haus, Zeeland, Zermott, Gottingen. 



(SECALE CEREALE VULPINUM, KCKE.) 



2. Spikes simple, fox-red. 



Winter Erzerum Red. 



(SECALE CEREALE FUSCUM, KCKE.) 



3. Spiles simple, brown. 



Winter Erzerum Brown. 



