72 FLAX- f. 



This being the nature of the plant, zfecond 

 coming-up feldom rifes to profit ; for being 

 overgrown by the fpreading plants of the 

 firft crop, it remains weak, ftiort, and under- 

 ling, and, at pulling-time, is left Handing to 

 rot upon the land. 'Thus by a droughty feed- 

 time the entire crop is frequently {ported* 



Nor is drought the only enemy of flax : it 

 is liable to injury from faring frofts ; and is 

 fometimes attacked, even when it is got five 

 or fix inches high, by a fmall white Jlug, 

 itripping off the leaves to the top, which 

 bending down with their weight, they will 

 fometimes draw into the ground ; thus in, 

 part checking, and in part deftroying the 

 plants. 



If at the time of weeding a piece of flax do. 

 not prcmife fair for a crop^ it is always bad 

 management to beftow/r^r labour and ex- 

 fence upon it. A crop of turneps or rape will 

 generally pay much better than fuch a crop 

 of flax. 



VL MANAGEMENT OF THE CROP. The 

 time of barveft in this climature is generally 

 the latter end of July or the beginning of 

 Auguft. If the crop be intended for line of 



