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to their Roots ; fo they fhould re- 

 main in theie Beds until the Begin- 

 ning of March, at which time they 

 fhould be tranfplanted out where 

 they are to remain ; where they 

 mould be placed at a good Difiance 

 from each other, or any other Plants ; 

 for they grow pretty large, and will 

 form large Heads, if they are fuf- 

 fered to remain many Years ; fo 

 that they fhould be placed at leaft 

 three Feet afunder. 



In the nativePlaces of theirGrowth 

 they often rife to the Height of 

 ten or twelve Feet ; but in Englr.nd 

 they ieldom grow to more than half 

 that Size : but when their Roots are 

 very ftrong, they will fend forth fix 

 or eight Stems from each Root, fo 

 that they will occupy a large Space 

 of Ground ; but as there is no great 

 Beauty in "thefe Plants, there fhould 

 be but few of them admitted for 

 Variety. 



CANNABIS, Hemp. 

 The Char a tiers are ; 



It hath digitated or fingered Leaves, 

 which grow oppofite to one another : 

 the Floaters ha<ve no wifible Petals ; 

 it is Male and Female, in different 

 Plants. 



Cannabis fativa. C. B. The 

 manured Hemp. 



This Plant is propagated in the 

 rich fenny ''arts of Lincolnjhirc, 

 in great Quantities, for its Bark, 

 which is ufciul lor Cordage, Cloth, 

 fefr. and the Seeds afford an Oil, 

 which is ufed in Medicine. 



Hemp is always fown on a deep 

 moift rich Soil, fuch as is found in 

 Holland in Lincoln/hire, and the Fens 

 in the Ifle of Ely, where it is cul- 

 tivated to great Advantage, as it 

 might in many other Parts of Eng- 

 land, where there is the like Soil; 

 but it will not thrive on Clay, or 

 ftirF cold Land : it is eftcemed very 

 good to. deftroy Weeds, but it will 



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greatly impoverifh the Land ; fo 

 that this Crop muft not be repeated 

 on the fame Ground. 



The Land on which Hemp is de- 

 figned to be fown, ihould be well 

 plowed, and made very fine by Har- 

 rowing ; about the Middle of April 

 is a good Seafon for fowing the 

 Seed: three Bufhels will fow an Acre: 

 in the Choice of the Seed, the hea- 

 vier! and brighter!- colour'd mould 

 be preferred, and particular Care 

 fhould be had to the Kernel of the 

 Seed, fo that fome of them mould 

 be crack'd, to fee if they have the 

 Germ or future Plant perfect ; for 

 .in fome Places the Male Plants are 

 drawn out too foon from the Fe- 

 male; t. e. before they have im- 

 pregnated the Female Plants with 

 the Faiina; in whicn Cafe, tho 1 the 

 Seeds produced by thefe Female 

 Plaits may feem fair to the Eye, 

 yet they will not grow, as is well 

 known to the Inhabitants of Bickar, 

 Sivincj.hcad, and Dunnington, three 

 Parifnss in the Fens of Linc^njhire^ 

 where Hemp is cultivated in great 

 Abundance, who have dearly bought 

 their Experience. 



Wnen the Plants are come up, 

 they fhould be hoed out in the fame 

 manner as is pra&ifed for Turneps, 

 leaving the Plants a Foot or fixteen 

 Inches apart ; obferve alfo to cut all 

 the Weeds, which if well perform'd, 

 and in dry Weather, will deftroy 

 them. This Crop will require a fe- 

 cond Hoeing about a Month after 

 the firft, in order to deftroy the 

 Weeds : if this be well performed, 

 it will require no farther Care ; for 

 the Hemp will foon after cover the 

 Ground, £nd prevent the Growth of 

 Weeds. 



The mil Seafon for pulling the 

 Hemp is ufually about the Middle 

 of Augnjl, when they begin to pull 

 what they call the Fimble-hemp, 



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