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the flowers, which gave a yellow color,. employed 
in dying and in guache painting. It succeeds best in 
~ arich, friable black earth, or in one of a dark red 
or chocolate color. Some writers have remarked; _ 
that the roots, which are bulbous, grow to the great- 
est: size in the former of these soils, and that the 
flowers attain the highest perfection in the latter, 
The manure best adapted to it is old and thorough- 
ly rotted dung. 
After being well ploughed, rolled and re 
the ground intended for this crop is trenched, and 
ihe roots placed in the trenches nine or ten inches 
apart. So soon as the flowers appear, (and they al- 
ways precede the leaves,) the soil.about them must 
be lightly hoed. When fully blown, and while wet 
with dew, they are taken off carefully with the hand 
and spread upon boards to dry, The stigmata are 
then separated from the styles, after which they are 
ready for market. . 
Of the Poppy. 
The poppy is among the most important of the 
oil-giving plants—as well for the value as for the 
abundance of its produce. The oil is altogether 
found in the seeds, and does not partake of any som- 
niferous or other deleterious quality, as some per- 
sons have supposed. It is often mixed with olive oil, 
and so long as it is fresh, it is equally pleasant and 
wholesome. It is much used in France, Holland, 
and Germany, in sallads.. [ts only fault is, that if 
long kept it becomes thick and viscous. The plant 
is annual, and requires a good and well-labored soil. 
The seeds should be taken from the ripest and larg. 
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