CONTENTS. 



8. Rape, PAGE 152 



9. The Beet, - 153 



10. The Jerusalem Artichoke, - - 158 



VIII. PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR FIBRES FOR THREAD, 



OR CHIEFLY FOR THE CLOTHING ARTS. 160 



1. Flax, 160 



2. Hemp, - 168 



3. Cotton, - 176 



IX. PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR OILS. 180 

 Rape, - ... . 180 

 The Small or Field Poppy, ----- 181 

 The Sun-Flower, - - - 181 



X. PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR DYES. 183 



1. Madder, 183 



2. Woad, 185 



3. Weld or Dyers Weed, 186 



4. Indigo, 187 



0. Bastard Saffron, - - 188 



XI. PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR SUGAR. 189 



1. The Sugar Cane, 189 



2. The Sugar Maple, 190 



3. The Sugar Beet, - 197 



XII. PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR NARCOTIC, BITTER 



AND TANNIN PRINCIPLE. 202 



1. Tobacco, -------- 202 



8. The Hop, - 205 



XIII. CULTURE OF PLANTS USED FOR FORAGE OR 



HERBAGE. 214 



1. Clover, 214 



2. Lucern, ...... 218 



3. Saintfoin, or Sainfoin, ... 221 



GRASSES. 225 



1. Sweet Scented Vernal Grass, ..... 226 



2. Meadow Foxtail, -.--...226 



3. Orchard Grass or Rough Cock's-foot, - - - .- 227 



4. Timothy, ---..-..228 



5. Tall (Meadow) Oat Grass, ----- 229 



6. Yellow Oat Giass, ------ 230 



7. Rye Grass, ...... 230 



8. Italian Rye Grass, ... - - 231 



9. Fiorin or Bent Grass, - - 232 



10. Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, - 233 



11. Rough Stalked Meadow Grass, - - 234 



12. Fertile Meadow Grass, - ... 334 



13. Annual Meadow Grass, - ... - 234 



14. Reed Meadow Grass, 



15. Floating Meadow Grass, - 



16. Flat Stalked Meadow Grass, 



17. Meadow or Woolly Soft Grass, - 



18. Fowl Meadow Grass, 



19. Crested Dog's Tail Grass, 



20. Sheep's Fescue Grass, 



21. Meadow Fescue Grass, 



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22. Floating Fescue Grass, -_.-.. 237 



23. Hard Fescue Grass, - - - (|r- - - 238 



24. Tall Fescue Grass, 238 



