Barks dale, WILLIAM

1821-63. M. C. from Mi . 1853-61. Confederate general, killed at Gettysburg. Barlaam and Josaphat. Mediæval romance of Buddhist origin. Barley. Cereal gra of genus Hordeum , native of the Old World, cultivated from remotest antiquity for the well-known grain. The seed contains ab. 62 per cent of starch, 10 of saccharine bodies, 11 of albuminoids, and 17 of water, salts, and oil. It is employed largely in the preparation of malt, but not much Barnacle Goose.