290 INDEX. 



Fawiener, Mr., on the stowage of Hemp- 

 seed for exportation, 69. 



Female Hemp, how ' distinguished from the 

 male, 5, 6, 1Q. 



description of the plate illustrating its 



structure and growth, 10. 



time for pulling it up, 108, 109. 



Fibres of Hemp, how separated from the 

 stems, 226, et seq. 



Fishing-nels made from the bark of the Bagoo- 

 tree, 25. 



Fish-ponds on no account to be used for water- 

 ing Hemp, 1 77. 



Fleming, Mr., on vegetables cultivated in 

 India, as substitutes for Hemp, 21, 22, 36. 



on the culture of Hemp in Ben- 

 gal, 53. 



on the Bengal mode of sowing, Ql. 



remarks on drying Hemp, 161, 221. 



Flowers of the Hemp-plant, growth of, de- 

 scribed, 6,14. 



France, culture of Hemp in : see Du Hamel 

 and Marcandier, in this Index. 



Fruit, or seed of Hemp, growth of, 15. 



Frushard, Mr., observations by, on the process 

 of drying Sunn previous to watering.165,170 



remarks of, on the process of steep- 

 ing or watering, 202, 210. 



on drying the Sunn-plant after wa- 

 tering, 222, 224. 



G 



Ganja, a Bengalese name for the Hemp- 

 plant, 21. 



Gathering of Hemp, 103, 112^ 



Germination, various stages of, in Hemp-seed, 

 described, 2, 4. 



explanation of the plate illustra- 



ing it, 9. 



Ghore- Sunn , a substitute for Hemp in India,. 



described, 22, 23. 

 flourishes only on rich, dry soils, 



39. 



culture of in the Dacca District, 



61, 62. 



Glossy appearance of Hemp seed, a proof of: 



its goodness, 66, 67. 

 Gomuti, a species of Palm, substituted for 



Hemp in [ndia, 21 . 

 Grassing of Hemp, 214. 

 Grass-lands, newly broken up, well calculated 



for growing Hemp, 41. 



H 



Haxey, average produce of Hemp at, 128. 



expenses and profit on Hemp, there 



140, 141. 



Heckling of Hemp, how conducted, 270. 

 .Hemp-plant, Botanical description of, 1, 11. 



distinction between male and female, 5. 



roots of the wild and cultivated varieties 



described, 12, 13. 

 period of blossoming uncertain, 15 ,' 



(note) 



stem of, described, 17. 



cultivated in Bengal, 20. 



raised in the East-Indies chiefly 01 its 



narcotic properties, 21. 



..... cultivated at Bombay, 24. 



in what countries grown, 27, 28. 



of the soils best suited to its growth, 



29, et seq. (See Soils) 



may be grown for years on the same 



land by annually manuring, 29, 44, 50. 



..... does not impoverish the soil under pro- 

 per tilth, 34. 



strength of its fibre depends on the pro- 

 portionate richness of soil, 35. 



large crop of, from a peat-bog, 41. 



