LESSON XXVII 

 RYE 



A hardy cereal. Rye is more closely related to 

 wheat than to other cereals. The seeds are longer 



and more nearly round than 

 wheat seeds. The straws or 

 stems are longer, tougher, 

 and more slender than wheat. 

 Rye usually lives only one 

 season, but sometimes the 

 roots will live more than one 

 year and produce two or 

 more crops with one plant- 

 ing. There are two kinds of 

 rye winter or fall rye, and 

 spring rye. Compared with 

 other grains, there are few 

 varieties of rye. It is a very 

 hardy plant and may be 

 grown in almost any climate, 

 and it is an important crop 

 in far northern countries. It will grow on poorer soil 

 and stand more neglect than other cereals ; but, to 

 secure the highest yield, it needs good soil and care. 

 Rye does not yield such heavy crops of grain as barley. 



RYK PLANT 



