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2. White Wheat, Triticum {pica et granis albis. 
The ear and corn in this are larger than in 
the common. 
3. Cone Wheat, Triticum [pica villofa quadrata 
longiore ariftis munita. The ear very rough. 
‘4, Grey Wheat, Triticum ariftatum Jpica maxima 
cineritia glumis hirfulis. The ear of a greyifh 
brown. 
5- Polonian Wheat, Triticum majus longiore grano 
glumis foliaceis inclufo, The corn very long. 
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6. Many-eared Wheat, Triticum fpica multiplici. 
In this kind four or more ears grow on one 
ftalk. 
7. Summer Wheat, Triticum trimeftre. The corn 
fhort and full, and the growth only three or 
four months. 
8. Barley-fpiked Wheat, Triticum fpica hordei. 
The grain is perfeét wheat, but the form of 
the ear like barley. 
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SE Ce AL Taek, 
HE cup holds two flowers, and is formed of two {mall, marrow pointed leaves, placed oppo- 
fite. The flower is compofed of two valves: the outer one is fwelled, firm, and compreffed 4 
the inner one is lanceolated, and plain. The grain is large. 
Common Rye. 
Secale vulgaris. 
The root is fibrous. 
The ftalk is hollow, jointed, and four feet 
high. 
The leaves are graffy, and of a pale green. 
The fpike is oblong and rough. 
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We have it wild only from fcattered feeds, as 
the former. 
C. Bauhine calls it Secale Hybernum vel majus: 
Others, Secale vulgare. 
A variety of this, with a fmaller and more 
flender ear,' is fown in fpring, and thence called 
by authors Secale vernum. 
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BA Ril Esy. 
HO RD EOU 3M, 
HE cup holds three flowers ; and is formed of fix narrow and fharp-pointed leaves, two under 
al fh every flower. The flower is compofed of two valves: the under one is fwelled, and angu- 
lated, and ends in a long awn: the upper one is fmaller, plain, and lanceolated. 
Linnaus places this among the among the srigywia. 
Common Barley. 
Hordeum vulgare. 
The root is fibrous. ° 
The ftalk is round, hollow, jointed, and three 
or four feet high. 
The car is tong, thick, and bearded with long, 
rough, and fharp awns. 
We have it only wild, as'the other, from fcat- 
tered feeds. 
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C. Bauhine calls it Hordeum diftichum. Others, 
Hordeum vulgare. 
There are two other fpecies : 
1. Sprat Barley, Hordeum diftichum fpica breviore 
latiore granis confertis. The ear very fhort 
and broad. 
2. Square Barley, Hordeum polyftichum. In the 
ears of this there are, inftead of two, fix 
rows of grains. 
IV. 
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AoW. E aN. Ae 
HE cup contains many flowers; and is formed of two large, fwelled, and pointed valves. The 
Ale flower is compofed of two valves: the lower one is fwelled, oblong, edged, and fends from its 
back a crooked awn. 
Common Oat. 
Avena vulgaris. 
‘The root is fibrous. 
The ftalk is hollow, jointed, and a yard high. 
"The leaves are long, narrow, and of a pale 
green. 
The flowers ate collected in a loofe panicle, 
and terminate the ftalk. 
It is wild, as the others; from fcattered feeds. 
C. Bauhine calls it Avena alba. Others, Avena. 
vulgaris. 
There are befide this fix other kinds of oat, 
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