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Show S18 HOP. boys orgirls, may stand at each sideof the frame, and pick two poles at a time. When some poles are raised, bring them with the hops and vines on them, and lay them lengthwise upon the frame; or erect a forked prop at each endof the frame, andrest the poles thereon when picking. There is no occasion to strip the vines or haulm from off the poles before they are picked. ‘The workman whoraises the poles generally carries them to the frames; and these, being light, may be easily removed from one part of the hop groundto another. The ripest hops should be picked first : butif the hops appearto be equallyripe in all parts of the plantation, it is best to begin to pick themon theeast or north side of the ground, the more effectually to guard against the south-west wind’s breaking into the garden. these are picked, removeit into anotherspot of the same extent; and so proceedtill the wholeis finished. The hops should be pickedas free as possible from leaves and weight. n¢ London The bin should be emptied two orthree times a day into a large cloth of clean linen, in which the hops should be immediately stitched up with skewers, and carried directly to the oast, or kiln, to be dried: for if they remain long in the bin, or cloth, they will sweat, and be discoloured. If any brown hops are met with in the picking, care should be taken to separate them from the rest; by putting them intoa basket byy themselves. If the weather be veryy hot, or rainy, cut no more hops than may bepicked in an hour: but, if it be possible, gather them in fair weather only, and when they are dry; for this preecaution will save some expense of coals, and contribute to the better their colour when they are dried. No hops Jaca eoate should be gathered when the dewis on them; forthat would make them toe We can trace, nearly, the introduction of almost every useful plant into Great Britain. To proceed: Of the hop (Humulus lupulus). ‘The young shoots ofthis plant are eatenin the spring as asparagus. It is used by the dyer to dye wool yellow: from petition titioned ed parliame ys a ant nt age against two “ 66 anusanccies,”’ aand pe i ** Newcast lese were Newcastle coals and hops;.the latter, as it would le coals spoil ] the tastee of drink, andand endange # e r the people’s health.”” And queen Elizabeth’s time there is an edict against the use of that ee eed thee hop, hop, wt whose culture pernicious = weed” I now employs employs thou. t ds, 38 a great revenue to thestate. would be ofgreater prejudice to the sale than any seeming advantage which might be expected from their 819 the stalks a strong cloth maybe , Di ;> but itsCS chief ie is€ 18 use is te to bitter, by its strobile, beer, so that it may keep, and taste pleasant. This plant-was first cultivated here in 1524, the year of Henry VIII. It prospered excee bared book soon after, in black lett r, recomment author, Reynolde Scott, complains, of a Hoppe Garden,” that ‘ the Flemmings envy our practice herein, who altogither tende their own profite, ‘ eking to impounde us in ignorance, to cramme us with the wares and fruits of their countrie, and doe anye thing that myght put impedint to our * cultivating ment cnitivating the the hoppe, discommenc i ling our soyle and climate, sending us to Flaunders for that which we can finde better at home.” ig N ¢ oftar Sex 2 2.4 Hi longo after the 4) introduc tion of this useful plan 0 Having chosen a spot of ground which contains eleven hills, place the bin ee the hill which is in the centre, and, after stalks; for these HOP. MEDICAL VIRTUES. We are much indebted to Mr. F‘reake, an apothecary, for his “ ObSe4 ryations on (OMes the he Hi Humulus L upulus of Linneus.” He Says = htnoanntiraadt . thethea virtues of medicines can only be ascertained by experimentent and careful caref obsery ation, it is much to be lamented that a very grea her : ety great number of articles off our materia medica have been either wholly overlooked orbut st iperfi examined. Amongst heaseiiawe rant: mass may beha reckoned the oonilus lupulus of Linneus, which of | ate years has been sca rcely at all used as a medicine, though I am persuaded that it is capable, under propernnanagement, of affording considerable relief in manyimportant diseases. I beg eave to lay before the public an account of sev cases in which I have employed it with great success; and to tia. cate the opinions of some eminent physicians respecting its us Previously to which, however, it may not be improper briefly to state the reasons which induced me to make tri: : : ‘ In the beginning of the year 1801 I was applied to by a gens Pe - ioe rer him somebitter H neture, emi akemi saniatin ner ra tietiice oy proahh Boe disere o es one occasionally eg when ) ; he purpose of strengthening his stomach, . IGS |