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THE HOP. 



less. It is significant, also, that the objection to seed 

 hops is mainly heard when prices are so very high that 

 this point is raised really as an excuse for a lower quota- 



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FIG. 15. KENTISH HOPS. 



lion, or for an allowance because of the weight of the 

 seeds, which constitute about lo per cent, of the total 

 weights. The concensus of opinion among American 



