JUNE.] FLAX. 385 



comes disunited from the ear, a succession of bloom 

 still continues to supply its place, and this a second 

 or third time, which displays the wisdom and good- 

 ness of Providence, in thus securing to us this ne- 

 cessary part of our aliment from the variety of ac- 

 cidents to which it is liable in this critical period of 

 its vegetation ; and for this reason stormy weather 

 at the blooming season is not of such very fatal 

 consequence to the growing crops of wheat as 

 many people imagine. But in a wet or clouded 

 atmosphere, the danger is much greater ; for by 

 this density of the air, the chests are so intimately 

 closed as to prevent the male blossoms from escap- 

 ing out of the hose, and hence ensues a corruption 

 within the ear, which occasions, as hath been re- 

 marked, the evil mentioned. 



A mild and open winter is by no means kindly 

 for the growing crops of wheat, not only from the 

 blade having by such weather been encouraged to 

 push forward with too much celerity, and thus be- 

 coming winter proud, as before remarked ; but for 

 another reason, namely, that the weeds will be apt 

 to spring up in great abundance, and meeting with 

 no resistance in their growth, spread over the sur- 

 face and become a formidable enemy ; and should 

 a dripping summer succeed, the mischief accruing 

 I from a weedy crop will be still increased to a very 

 (high degree. Bannister. 



FLAX. 



The flax crop will this month want a careful 

 [weeding by hand : it should be done with atten- 



c c tion, 



