82 SAFFRON. 



madder, coriander, caraway, and some others. 

 Besides these, there are plants of vast impor- 

 tance for their respective uses, which are not to 

 be met with like corn and hay ; as hops, hemp, 

 flax, and teasels. I shall notice these in their place. 



SAFFRON. 



SAFFRON is a kind of crocus : a preparation 

 of which is used in medicine, and in the art of 



