2S8 ELEMENTS OP 



Linum usitatissimum— Common Flax. 



The soils best suited to flax are those which contam 

 a large proportion of vegetable matter. 



SUGAR. 



The Sugar-maple, Acer sacchariiiu?n, is one of the in- 

 numerable marvels of the American forest. The juice, 

 which continues to flow for five or six weeks, is conveyed 

 to a trough at the foot of each tree, and collected every- 

 day, and poured into casks, from w^iich it is drawn to 

 fill tbe boilers, which are upon the spot. It is then 

 evaporated by means of a brisk fire, until the liquid is 

 reduced to a syrup, when it is left to cool, and it is then 

 strained through woollen cloth, to separate the impuri- 

 ties. It is boiled a second time, until it is of a proper 

 consistency to be poured into moulds. The sugar ob- 

 tained in this manner is equally grateful to the taste as 

 the brown sugar derived from the sugar-cane. 



PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR FRUITS. 



These are, — 



The Vine. 



The Apple, and others of the Apple tribe ; as the Pear, 



the Medlar, and the Quince. 



The Peach and others of the Almond tribe, as the 

 Plum, the Apricot, and ths Cherry. 



The Strawberry and other fruit-bearing plants of the 

 Rose family ; as the Raspberry, and others. 



The Ciooseberry, and others of the Currant tribe. 



The Pumpkin, and others of the (^ourd tribe. 



The Hazel, and' others of the Oak tribe ; as the Oak, 

 the Chestnut, and the Beach :— Juglans regia, the Wal- 

 nut ; and other trees and shrubs bearing: nuts and ber- 

 ries. 



