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HEMP, 



WHERE GROWN. 



Hemp is one of the plants which Nature has not only made 

 necessary but also common, and suited to every sort of soil as well 

 as to every climate. It is true, that countries which are extremely 

 hot are not favourable to it ; but, as this plant is but a short time in 

 the ground, if a country is at all habitable by men, we are of 

 opinion they may also cultivate Hemp. Rainy seasons are proper 

 enough for sowing it ; and, when it is once in a condition to cover 

 the ground, the dews alone, which are plentiful in these countries, 

 will be sufficient to bring it to maturity. It will not, to be sure, 

 grow so high as in temperate or colder climates ; but it may be, per- 

 haps, on that very account, the more fit for use. 



Marcandier. 



Although Hemp, either in its wild or cultivated state, is to be 

 found in almost every part of the globe,* yet, as the principal con- 



e 2 sumption 



* Hemp is grown in Persia, Egypt, and various parts of the East-Indies, 

 China, New Zealand, Canada, Nova Scotia, &c. A small quantity is cultivated 

 in England and Ireland ; perhaps not more than three hundred tons. 



