Word: flax
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...passes into the adjoining room, specimens illustrating useful plants will be seen, arranged for the most part in definite order. The more important of these are the full illustrations of the chocolate plant, nutmeg, cloves, cotton, flax and tobacco. These occupy separate compartments in the newly constructed cases, and all are now specifically labelled. The next invoice of glass flowers is already on its way, and the specimens will probably be ready for exhibition by the middle of April...
...Flaws in the existing tariff make some changes necessary.- (a) Wool. (b) Reduction to tobacco tax. (c) Flax. (d) Sugar. (e) Minimums: Taussig's Tariff History, pp. 258-9, 277, 289, 275-7, 81-104, 270, and Robert Donald in Contemporary Review. Oct. '92, p. 496. (f) Financial results of the existing tariff: N. Y. Tribune, Sept. 4, Boston Herald, Sept...