 | Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts - 1814 - Страниц: 282
...but if-the Urtica has a finer and stronger fibre, and will produce more on a given portion of land}it will eventually supercede the hemp. The soil best...quality which is peculiar to the growing nettle, is thus removed. The Urtica is rotted in the same manner as hemp, only it requires a longer time for the purpose... | |
 | Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts - 1814 - Страниц: 282
...be planted in the spring, and the roots in the fall months. If the fibre is wanted for the fittest fabrics, the plant should be cut while in full flower...•quality which is peculiar to the growing nettle, is thus TCT moved. The Urtica is rotted in the same manner as hemp, only it requires a longer time for the... | |
 | John Nicholson - 1820 - Страниц: 474
...in full flower; but, if only for common use, it will yield more by standing till fully ripe; that, after being cradled, which is the most proper way to cut it, the stalks should he on the ground, in order that their stinging quality be thus removed ; that it is rated... | |
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It grows also to advantage in a rich, moist, upland loom. It can be raised from the seed or root, as it is a hardy perennial. The seed should be planted in the spring, and the roots in the fall months. If the fibre is •wanted for the finest fabrics,... 