ON HEMP. 



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BENGAL. 



Hemp. Cannabis saliva. 



The stalks of the Hemp, after being sufficiently watered, must 

 be taken out and spread on the grass to dry, during which they must 

 be frequently turned. Mr. Douglas, 5th May, isoi. 



SUNN. 



At Bazetpore, in the District of Dacca, after the fibrous 

 parts are well separated from the roots and well washed, the plants 

 are laid in the snn to dry before stripping them. 



Jungypore. — After it has been washed and beaten in the water 

 it is laid in the sun an hour or two ; and when half dried, the stalks 

 are separated. 



Patna. — After the cuttings are sufficiently cleared from the 

 mud and exterior bark, they, with the interior bark on them, are 

 put in the sun to dry. Board of Trade Cons, nth Jan. 1793. 



After watering the plants forty hours, they should be taken out 

 and dried gently in the sun for three or four hours before the fibres 

 are separated. Mr. Fleming. 



After watering, the plants should be taken out and dried. 



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



GOLLAGORE* 



