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Culture of Hemp at Bombay 24 



Caleaee, a species of Nettle, cultivated at Sumatra, in lieu of Hemp 25 



Ganja, a species of Hemp, cultivated by the Malays for its narcotic properties ib. 



Vegetables substituted for Hemp on the Island of Neas ib. 



Fibres of the Ejoo used at Sumatra for makingRopes, &c 26 



Hemp, where grown 27, 2S 



Soils peculiarly suited to its Growth 29 



In England ib. 31, 33 



In Italy 30, 32 



In the North of Europe .". 31 



Situation, proper for Hemp-fields , 33 



Quality of Hemp, dependent upon the richness of Soil 35 



Soil used for raising Hemp in Bengal 36, 37 



Sunn, a substitute for Hemp, in Bengal, Soils proper for 38 



How reared, in the District of Dacca ib. 39 



' at Jungypore 39 



Ghore-sunn, a substitute for Hemp, its Culture 40 



Phool-Sunn, a substitute for Hemp, its culture ib. 



Drained-bogs and newly broken up lands, well calculated for Hemp-crops. . . 41 



Method of cultivating Hemp 43 



Preparation of the Soil, according to Du Hamel ib. 46 



Good ploughing indispensably requisite 46, 47, 50 



Quantity of Manure necessary 48 



Suffolk mode of cultivating Hemp ib. 



Lincolnshire method 49 



Rotation of Crops proper for Hemp 50 



Manure most proper for Hemp 51 



Mode of cultivating Hemp in Bengal 52 



1 Sunn, at Benares 54 



at Malda . 55 



. ' ■ at Commercolly 56, 63 



