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able for malting. This is the sort commonly grown 

 in the southern and eastern districts of both England 

 and Scotland. 



Hordeum coeleste, or Siberian barley, is a variety 

 of early or Spring barley much grown in the north 

 of Europe, having broader leaves, and reckoned 

 more productive than the other. 



Hordeum hexastichon (b), Winter barley, or, as it is 

 called in Scotland, square barley, is a variety known 

 by having six rows of grains, large and thick-skin- 

 ned, and for that reason is not considered as favour- 

 able for malting. 



Barley bigg is a variety of Winter barley, known 

 by its always having six rows of grains, by the 

 grains being small and thick-skinned, and being ear- 

 lier than either the first or last mentioned variety. 

 It is hardy, and chiefly grown in Scotland. 



Hordeum distichon (c), common or long-eared bar- 

 ley, is known by its long spike or ear flattened trans- 

 versely, and its long awns. It yields well, though 

 some object to it, as, the ears being long and heavy, 

 they think it apt to lodge. 



Hordeum distichon nudum, or naked barley, is 

 known by the awns falling easily, and, when ripe, 

 almost of themselves from the chaff, so that the ear 

 somewhat resembles wheat, and by some is called 

 wheat-barley. It is spoken highly of in the British 

 Husbandry, as being hardy in growth, strong in the 

 stem, tillering with great vigour, and producing abun- 

 dant crops of fine grain. By some this variety is 

 considered the same as spelt-wheat, which, indeed, 

 it strongly resembles. It is six-rowed. 



Hordehm Zeocriton (d), sprat or battledore barley, 

 is known by its low stature, coarse straw, short, 

 broad ears, and long awns. It is but little cultivated. 

 New varieties of barley are produced in the same 

 manner as in wheat, by crossing ; and some of the 

 most celebrated kinds, such as the Chevalier, Aii- 

 nat. &c., have originated in this way. 



