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HEMP, 



SYMPTOMS BY WHICH IT MAY BE KNOWN WHEN IT 



IS RIPE. 



The signs of maturity in the male plants are the yellowness of 

 the leaves and the whiteness of the stalks. 



The ripeness of the female Hemp is known by the same signs 

 as that of the male ; as also by the seeds beginning to turn brown, 

 and by the capsules which contain them beginning to open. 



Chambers's Dictionary. 



The Female [read Male] * Hemp is known to be ripe by the 

 fading of the flowers, the falling- off of the farina fcecimdans, and 

 some of the stalks turning yellow. The Male [read Female] * 

 Hemp is known to be ripe by the stems becoming pale. But it must 

 be remembered, that Hemp of any kind will be much less injured 

 by pulling up the plants before they are ripe than by letting them 

 Stand too long. Encyclopedia Britannica. 



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* The Editors have followed the Abbe Brulles in the error of changing 

 sexes of the plants, 



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