36 
Germany to grow perennial flax for the tow. In the works of 
Langethal and En, the Satan of these mee aari are thus spoken 
of :—“ The plant grows more evenly and lon than ordinary flax ; 
“ foul grasses easily overrun and even choke it ee which reason it is 
“ necessary to cover the plants with manure in autumn. It does not, 
“ under any circumstances, grow more than two years in the same 
“ place, as in any case it gets overgrown by foul grasses. It is par- 
“ ticularly sensitive to frost (i.e., probably in winters without snow ?). 
“ The tow was found to be coarser than that of ordinary flax, and 
“ consequently it is very improbable that its cultivation will be 
extende n So Gove 
perennial flax (Linum austriacum), — is very ieee o the Linum 
perenne, but from this such coarse was obtained that its further 
cultivation was abandoned. Of this ae piaite nt an account was 
given ini the “ Zemledelcheskoy Gazette” (Agricultural Gazette) i in the 
year 187 
A little garer information has been obtained respecting Tran 
flax in this co untry. In “Our Farm Crops” (Edinbur rgb, 1859), P. 
fessor Wilson states “ Some experiments Canty made with Tini 
“ perenne tend to show that its perennial nature and its capability of 
“ sustaining itself on a of the poorest faba oe ice entitle it to more 
“ consideration than t has hitherto received a our hands. Its hardy 
“ care and attention is bestowed upon it, would lead us to believe that on 
“the poor thin soil of chalk formations for instance it might be 
“ cultivated with advantage, and would, probably, on such soils give a 
t n coul i f 
“ present cultivate. The branching habit of the plant would be favour- 
able to the production of seed but unfavourable, it is true, to the 
“ production of fibre.’ 
The experiments mentioned by Professor Wilson in the above 
extract were undertaken by Professor Buckman and described by him 
in the Agricultural Gazette, 1860, p. 270. Professor Buckman called 
particular attention to the probability of Linum one enne yielding fibre 
which might be used for paper making. The results of his botanical 
experiments and conclusions were first com spubiibied to the British 
Association for the Advancement of Science in 1857. In 1860 he states, 
* I have made a new plot of this plant from seed collected from the old 
one, and the whole plant maintains its character, if anything in an 
improved condition, so that we may at present be said to possess in it 
* its value and fitness for linen and paper maki g, but of this I can ites 
“ little doubt, as its family is a oka mnou one for these 
“ purposes,” 
as ee 
ees Se E E 
EONS Cec man ed) Sty e Ae een ee 
` 
‘oe 
z 
tH 
ye 
zi 
a 
; 
