. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 16G FIELD CROP PRODUCTION of the glumes. The spikelets are but one-flowered, and are inclosed in the flowering glume and palea, both of which, in all varieties except the hull-less, cling to the kernel after thrashing. The ker- nels, after the glumes or hulls are removed, have much the same appearance as wheat kernels, being creased on one side like wheat, but having more rounded sides and a more pointed tip. The flowering glumes bear stiff, sharply barbed awns, which vary from 3
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 16G FIELD CROP PRODUCTION of the glumes. The spikelets are but one-flowered, and are inclosed in the flowering glume and palea, both of which, in all varieties except the hull-less, cling to the kernel after thrashing. The ker- nels, after the glumes or hulls are removed, have much the same appearance as wheat kernels, being creased on one side like wheat, but having more rounded sides and a more pointed tip. The flowering glumes bear stiff, sharply barbed awns, which vary from 3 to 6 inches in length. The awns or beards of barley are much stiffer and are more dis- agreeable to handle than those of wheat or rye. The outer glume is awl or bristle shaped and varies in length from f to IJ inches in length. The spikelets are sessile and three are produced from each joint of the rachis, differing in this respect from both wheat and rye. The percentage of hull in barley varies from 10 to 25 per cent or more, the average being about or 16 per cent. The character of the endosperm varies from mealy to glassy or vitreous. The char- acter of the endosperm also varies with the variety, the stage of maturity at which the plant was, cut and the climate. The fully matured kernel usually is more mealy in character than the immature one, and contains. Fig. 60. — A head of two- rowed barley (side view).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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