200 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. {1 Mar., 1898. 
Bhang consists of the dried, coarsely broken, larger leaves of the plant 
mixed with a few fruits. It is largely used in India fdr smoking, and as the 
active ingredient of the sweetmeat called majoon. An intoxicating drink is 
also prepared by infusing the coarsely powdered leaves in cold water. 
Churrus is the resin which spontaneously exudes in minute drops from the 
stems, leaves, and tops. It is chiefly consumed by smoking. 
Hashish is largely employed in Arabia, and consists of the dried tops of 
the plants, which are gathered some time before the seeds are ripe. 
The seeds (fruits) are demulcent and oleaginous, but are said to possess"no 
narcotic properties when ripe. As is well known, they are largely used for 
bird food. ‘They are reckoned a good food for poultry, and are supposed to 
oceasion hens to lay a greater quantity of eggs. They contain about 25 per 
cent. of a fixed oil, which is used in making varnish. 
The hemp plant is said to have the singular property of destroying 
caterpillars and other insects which prey upon vegetables, and for this purpose 
is often planted around beds of plants in cultivation. (1t may be here 
remarked that in South Australia the larkspur of our gardens has been used 
in a similar manner, with good effect, to destroy grasshoppers.) 
