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in winter, when it has a yellowish hue. In Worces- 

 tershire, and Herefordshire, it is very common in 

 orchards and hedgerows, on Apple-trees. In England 

 it is rarely found on the Oak, but in Hungary it is said 

 to abound on that tree. 



This plant is the golden bough of Virgil, which 

 was iEneas's passport to the infernal regions ; and it 

 was always considered as sacred by the ancient Druids, 

 but now, with us, it only retains a place at Christmas, 

 to ornament our houses, and supply the means of 

 mirth to the domestic fire side. 



It blossoms in May, and produces berries semi- 

 transparent, full of a sweetish viscid pulp, inclosing 

 one seed ; of these berries bird-lime is made, which 

 would seem to be a very old application of their use, 

 since the English name is derived from a Saxon word, 

 signifying Bird-lime. 



HEMP. The native soil of this plant is not known order ?. 



., . ,. . . ,_,-... Five Stamina. 



with certainty, Lmnceus gives it to the East Indies 

 and Japan It grows in England, in general, to about 

 a man's height, though it has been sometimes known 

 to grow as high as eighteen feet. It is fit for pulling 

 towards the latter end of July, thirteen or fourteen 

 weeks after the seed has been sown. When pulled it 

 is immersed in water and broken, combed, and 

 dressed, nearly in the same way as flax. It is of the 

 greatest importance in the Navy for sails, and all kinds 

 of cordage are made of it, and some kinds of coarse 

 cloth, for domestic purposes. Eombasin is also made 



