The Asiatic Annual Register; Or, A View of the History of Hindustan,: And of the Politics, Commerce, and Literature of Asia, ..., Part 6J. Debrett, Piccadilly, 1803 - Biographies, English |
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Page 7 - ... depends in a great measure their future hopes of profit. Immediately after the field is trenched, the canes are all propped ; this is an operation I do not remember to have seen mentioned by any writer on this subject, and is probably peculiar to these parts. It is done as follows : " The canes are now about three feet high, and generally from three to six from each set that has taken root from what we may call the stool.
Page 7 - This secures them in an erect position, and gives the air free access round every part. As the canes advance in size, they continue wrapping them round with the lower leaves as they begin to wither, and to tie them to the prop bamboos higher up ; during which time, if the weather is wet, they keep the drains open...
Page 92 - ... proudly refused to be any longer the executioners of an unresisting enemy. Soldiers of the Italian army, this is a laurel wreath worthy of your fame, a trophy of which the...
Page 8 - Their height, when standing in the field, will now be from eight to ten feet (foliage included), and the naked cane from an inch to an inch and a quarter in diameter. A mill or two, or even more, according to the extent of the field, is erected, when wanted, in the open air, generally under the shade of large...
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