APRIL. 



in its sale absolutely at the mercy of the pur* 

 chaser. 



I am informed, that at present (1803) the largest 

 quantity of madder used in our manufactures, is 

 used without being powdered, as formerly, and that 

 it is saleable with common drying, without stove- 

 work; but that common degree is open to much 

 uncertainty, so that the preceding remarks are not 

 done away. The price of 4l. per cwt. marks a 

 .considerable desiccation. 



LIQUORICE. 



The liquorice culture is generally carried on 

 more completely than that of madder, which is 

 owing to the nature of the root. Madder spreads 

 its roots horizontally more than perpendicularly ; 

 *e> that good tillage, and plenty of food on the 

 sides of the bed, make amends for depth ; but this 

 is very different with liquorice, whose root is a 

 single tap one; so that the whole crop depends 

 upon the depth of cultivation. Hence we find, 

 that the planters dig the land four feet deep. This 

 appears vastly expensive, but it is greatly lowered 

 by always planting on the same land, so that one 

 digging does for taking up one crop and planting 

 another, a saving that renders this culture prefer- 

 able to ploughing. The perpendicular growth of 

 the crop also makes it necessary to plant the sets 

 much nearer than mad.ier ones. For instance : 

 doable or treble rows, at nine inches, with two feet 

 spaces for hoeing, 



TJBASELS, 



