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pretty long Portion of the Stylus itfelf, or String to 
which they are joined. The reft of the Flowers they 
throw away as ufelefs. The next Morning they return 
into the Field again,, whether it be wet or dry Weather, 
and fo on daily, even on Sundays, till the whole Crop be 
gathered. 
The Chives being all picked out of the Flowers, the 
nextLabour about them is to dry them on the Kiln. The 
Kiln is built upon a thick Plank (that it may be move- 
able from Place to Place) fupported by four ftiort Legs. 
The Outfide confifts of eight Pieces of Wood, about 
three Inches thick, joined in Form of a quadrangular 
Frame, about twelve Inches fquare at Bottom on the 
Infide, and twenty-two Inches at Top,, which is like- 
wife equal to the perpendicular Height of it. On 
the Forelide is left a Hole about eight Inches fquare, 
and four Inches above the Plank, through which the 
Fire is put in. Over all the reft, Laths are laid pretty 
clofe to one another, and nailed to the Frame already 
mentioned, and then are plaiftered over on both Sides, 
as is alfo the Plank at Bottom very thick, to ferve for 
a Hearth. Over 'the Mouth, or wideft Part, goes a 
Hair-Cloth fixed to two Sides of the Kiln, and likewife 
to two Rollers, or moveable Pieces of Wood, which are 
turned by Wedges or Screws, in order to ftretch the 
Cloth. Inftead of the Hair-Cloth many People now 
ufe a Net-work of Iron-wire, with which it is ob- 
ferved, that the Saffron dries fooner, and with a lefs 
Quantity of Fewel ^ but the Difficulty of prefer ving 
the Saffron from burning, makes the Hair-Cloth be 
preferred by the niceft Judges in drying. 
The Kiln is placed in a light part of the Houfe, 
and they begin by laying five or fix Sheets of white 
Paper on the Hair-cloth, upon which they fpread the 
wet Saffron, between two and three Inches thick. 
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