80 BARLEY 



Classification. Barley is commonly classified as six- 

 rowed, four-rowed, and two-rowed. The four-rowed does 

 not appear to be a distinct variety but a variation of 

 the six-rowed class. There are bearded, beardless, and 

 varieties without hulls, in each of the above classes. There 



Fig. 42. Some types of barley. From left to right, beardless, two-rowed, six-rowed. 



^re also fall and spring varieties of barley, as is the case 

 with wheat. The term " variety " is used by seedsmen, 

 plant breeders, and farmers in a wider and less rigid sense 

 than that applied by the botanist. 



