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racters which appear to constitute a particular spe* 

 cies. On comparing attentively this hemp with 

 that of Europe, you observe that its stalk is much 

 less elevated ; that it acquires in thickness what it 

 wants in height ; that the port of the plant is rather 

 that of a shrub, the stem of which is often more 

 than two inches in circumference, and numerous 

 and alternate branches which clothe it down to the 

 very root. Its leaves are also less narrow and less 

 indented. The whole plant exhales a stronger 

 smell, and the fruits at the same time are smaller 

 and more numerous than in that species which 

 grows in Europe. 



