ABSTRACT
Hemp, (Ger., Hauf; Dan., Kanip or Kinnep; Swe., Hampa; Du., Hennip; Fr., Ohanvre; It., Canape; Rus., Konopel; Pol., Konope; Erse., Oanall; Anglo-Saxon, Haenep; the Cannabis sativa of botanists), is supposed to be a native oflndia. or some other Ea..c:;tern country, but it has long since been naturalized in Europe. It is an annual, rising to the height of from 3 or 4 to 10 or 12 feet, according to soil and climate ; the root is white and furnished with fibres. If the plants are grown apart they are branched, even from the bottom, but when crowded they are erect and simple, and covered with fine but rough pubescence. The stem is hollow or filled with a soft pith, which is surrounded by a tender brittle substance, called the reed or shive. Over tllis is the thin bark, composed of :fibres, extending in a parallel direction along the whole stalk. The English word Canvas has the same origin as Hemp, and hence also comes camp, canopy, &c., meaning cloth made of Hemp.
