TESTS OF BAELEY VARIETIES IX AMERICA 1*73 
SIX-ROWED HULLED HOODED BARLEYS 
MELOY (C. I. NO. 1176) 
The Meloy (C. I. No. 1176) barley is evidently a natural hybrid. 
It is a 6-rowed hooded hulled variety which was found in the field of 
George Meloy, Moro, Oreg. In general appearance it is like the 
ordinary Horsford except that the hoods are more elevated. (PL 
III, fig*^ 1, C.) At Aberdeen, Idaho, in 1921 Meloy had a culm 
length of 97 cm., as compared with 114 cm. for Horsford (C. I. No. 
507). The average density was 3.3 mm., which was almost the same 
as that of Horsford. As the latter barley has been a low yielder in 
practically all localities, it is of interest to note that Meloy has pro- 
duced very high yields at Moro, Oreg. 
The Horsford varieties have all exhibited the defect of shattering 
badly. The a^vQ of barley contains as high as 32 per cent of ash. 
When the awn is removed by crossing, the awuless hybrids of the 
progeny shatter easily, probably owing to an excess of ash in the 
rachis. The rachis of the Coast barleys contains much less ash than 
that of the Manchuria types, and it is probable that less ash is ab- 
sorbed by the Coast plants. Crosses with Nepal on Coast should 
give hooded hybrids less brittle than when Nepal is crossed on Man- 
churia. Meloy is thought to have resulted from a hybrid of Nepal 
and Coast and shatters less than the progeny of Manchuria-Nepal 
crosses. 
HORSFORD (C. I. NO. 507) 
The Horsford variety was originated by F. H. Horsford, of Char- 
lotte, Vt., for whom it was named. In 1879 or 1880 Mr. Horsford 
crossed a Nepal on a 6-rowed bearded hulled barley and obtained a 
6-rowed hooded hulled variety which has proved constant for these 
characters. C. I. No. 507 (PI. Ill, fig. 1, B), however, has been given 
to a number of the barleys of this description that are not selections 
or pedigreed strains of this type. A number of these undoubtedly 
did not come from Mr. Horsford's cross, but they are of the same 
general type, having been produced by crossing Nepal with barleys 
of the Manchuria type. This variety is gro^\Ti extensively in the 
United States and has been tested at most of the experiment sta- 
tions throughout the country. Like Nepal, however, it is a low- 
yielding sort, as compared with the better varieties of a region, and 
has the additional defect of shattering when ripe. It is grown com- 
mercially under such names as Beardless, Great Beardless, and Suc- 
cess. Although it is not hull-less, in general appearance it is quite 
like the Nepal barley, but the head is not so dense, the hoods are not 
usually so sessile, and the straw is longer. The beardless character 
of both of these barleys makes them desirable, because oi' the greater 
case with which they may be handled. Nearly all seedsmen carry 
a Ilorsford barley under some commercial name, and farmers are 
led by their descriptions to grow these barleys in entirely unsuitable 
localities. 
