Cannabis
(from the Greek word kannabis, used by Dioscorides, and that from Sanskrit canam). Hemp. ORD. Urticaceae. A small genus, of but little ornamental value. Flowers racemose, dioecious. Nut two-valved, within the closed calyx. The undermentioned species is a hardy annual, of easy culture in ordinary garden soil. Propagated by seeds, sown in spring. C. sativa (cultivated). fl. greenish. June. l. on long stalks; leaflets from five to seven, long, lanceolate, acuminated; margins serrated. h. 4ft. to 10ft., or even 20ft. India, &c. This plant is cultivated very extensively for the sake of its valuable fibre. Well-grown plants have rather an ornamental appearance during the summer months.