ON HEMP. 



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Hemp must be sown on a rich free soil. 



Mr. Douglas — Board of Trade Cons. 5 th May 1801. 



Hemp, Cannabis sativa, will not grow but in a very rich soil ; 

 and the small spots about the habitations of the natives are best 

 adapted to the growth of it, being in general well cultivated, ma- 

 nured, and of a dry, deep soil. 



Board of Trade's Minutes, 5th May, 1801. 



Soonamooky. — The Resident says, he has seen Ganja, Can- 

 nabis sativa, grow luxuriantly on a sandy soil, manured with dung 

 from the stables. This happened on his own grounds : the horses 

 had been there from February. It was pulled up in July, and 

 thrown away : the plants were six feet high. He nevertheless 

 thinks this observation too slight to warrant the attempting to raise 

 Ganja on a poor soil. 



Board of Trade Cons. 12th June, 1801. 



The seed should be sown on elevated spots of rich loamy soil, 

 such as the Riotts cultivate tobacco, sunn, and paut on, near their 

 habitations. In situations of this sort it thrives v well, and will be 



easily attended to. 



Dr. Roxburgh's Essay.— Bengal Board of Trade Cons. \2th Sept. 1801. 



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