BARLEY. 



are found on spring barley in the proportion of three 

 to two, one ear frequently yielding forty or more 

 grains. These are disposed in six rows, two of these 

 being on each of two sides, and one row on each of 

 the other sides. 



Ear and riant of Two-rowed Barley. 



LONG-EARED BARLEY, sometimes called TWO- 

 ROWED BARLEY Hordeum distichon is partially 

 cultivated in every part of England, and is a very 

 good sort. Some persons object to it, that the ears 

 being long and heavy, it is more apt to lodge than 

 other kinds. The grains are regularly disposed in a 

 double row, lying over each other like tiles on a roof, 

 or like the scales of fishes. The ear is somewhat 

 flatted, being transversely greater in breadth than in 

 thickness. The husk of the grain is thin, and its 

 malting qualities are excellent. 



