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THE HEMP CROP. 



attached to leguminous plants, grows to the height of 

 about 12 to 15 inches, the stem, which swells into a 

 bulbous form towards the base, being of a yellowish 



Fig. 1. Fig. 2. 



OROBANCHE MAJOR. 



OROBANCHE RAMOSA. 



colour, and closely imbricated with scales. The 0. ramosa 

 branched broom-rape (fig. 2), is found in moist rich 

 soils, attaching itself specially to the roots of the hemp 

 plant. It is the most elegant native species of the genus, 

 growing about 8 to 10 inches high, with a slender branched 

 stem, becoming quite bulbous at the base. The flowers 



