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scale. Within these few years, a native plant of this country has, been discovered, which 1s both a substitute for Madder and Weld, but an account of it hasnot been yet made public. Wetpv.—This articlé recommends itself, by two favourable circumstances; it will grow ona poor, light, shallow soil, stiff chalk, or gravel, and the expence of culture is under a pound an acre. It may be sowed the first week in July, upon any spring-crop; in Kent, they put it among their beans, before the last hoeing. Quantity of seed, a gallon, or ten, or twelve pounds per acre. Mix the seed with sand, or fine mould, often stirring. It is of slow growth the first summer. Hand- weed and clean with a narrow hoe. Early:in the following July, the bloom of the plants will be up to the top of the stem, when they may be pulled up by the roots, and tied bya single stalk in small handfuls, setting them up in a conical form to ripen. When thoroughly dry, the seed is shaken out on a clot), or into a tub; the plants are then bound withrope-yarn, into bundles, each weighing thirty pounds; sixty bundles make a load of Weld, which sells for from four to ten pounds. Produce, from half a load, to a load and a half per acre; and the best time of sale is usu- ally inthe spring, The seed is marketable with the seedsmen. Ihave known: Weld grown in Kent, as a single crop, when it has produced nuch more than above noted. Another conveni- ence may be stated in its favour, the leisure-season in which it is gathered, Woap for the dyer’s use, is cultivated in Somer- setshire chiefly, in a farmore expensive way than the