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BARLEY 



The spikelets have usually only one flower. They are 

 arranged in sets of three on each side of the axis of the spike, 

 but only the middle one as a rule is developed, so that each 

 set produces only one seed or grain. The grain is enclosed 



BARLEY 



in two pales, the lower one of which is extended into a long 



awn. 



Barley, as usually sold, is the grain enclosed in its pales 

 (or husks) ; this corresponds to wheat before it is threshed. 

 Scotch barley is the grain without its husks. Pearl barley, 

 in addition to having had the husks removed, has been 



