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Italian and the G-olden Barley along with other kinds. A 

 variety with grains free from the sepals constitutes the 

 Siberian and the Haliday Barley, which however is less 

 adapted for malt. Dry Barley-flour, heated at the tempera- 

 ture of boiling water during several hours, constitutes 

 Hufeland's meal for invalids. Barley^culture might be 

 carried on in many parts of our Alps. 



Hordeum hexastichan, L. 



Orient. The regularly six-rowed Barley. This includes 

 among other varieties the Scotch, the Square and the Bear 

 Barley. Seeds less uniform in size than those of H. d^p- 

 tichon. The so-called skinless variety is that, in which the 

 grain separates from the calyx. 



Hordeum secalinum, Schreber. 



(H. pratense, Hudson.) 



Europe, North and Middle Asia, North America. Peren- 

 nial. Famed as the best fattening grass of many of the 

 somewhat brackish marsh pastures on the North Sea. It 

 never fruits when kept down by cattle, and surpresses finally 

 nearly all other grasses and weeds. 



Hordeum vulgare, L- 



Orient. The four-rowed Barley, though rather six-rowed 

 with two prominent rows. Several varieties occur, among 

 them : the Spring, "Winter and Black Barley, the Russian, 

 the French, the Naked and the Wheat Barley. Chemical 

 principles of malt : Asparagin ; a protein substance : Dias- 

 tase ; an acid and Cholesterin-fat. 



Hordeum zeocriton, L. 



Central Asia. Also a two-rowed Barley. To this species 

 belong the Sprat, the Battledore, the Fulham and the Putney 

 Barley. 



Hovenia dulcis, Thunberg*. 



Himalaia, China, Japan. The pulpy fruit-stalks of this tree 

 are edible. H. inaequalis, D. C., and H. acerla, Lindl., 

 are mere varieties of this species. 



