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tion of the grain is hard and white. Rice which is enclosed 

 in the hull is known as paddy; that from which the hull has 

 been removed is known as cleaned rice. 



315. Varieties. The two general types of rice are the 

 lowland and the upland; the former is grown on rather low, 

 level land which can be flooded from wells or streams, while 

 the latter is produced without irrigation. The lowland is 

 the type grown almost entirely in this country. The variety 



Fig. 84. The two common types of rice grown in America; 

 Honduras on the left, a Japanese variety on the right. 



most commonly grown in South Carolina is the Carolina 

 Gold, with golden-yellow hulls. In Louisiana and Texas, 

 the types usually grown are the Honduras and the Japan. 

 Both are yellowish brown in color; the grains of Honduras 

 rice are larger and longer, but relatively thinner, than those 

 of the Japan type. The Japan rice is of comparatively 

 recent introduction, though large quantities of it are now 

 grown. 



