WHY NOT FLAX ?
A few weeks ago blue flax flowers were still to be seen in some Hertfordshire fields. They were seedlings from a mixed crop of the year before. It is likely that we shall hear and see more of this crop. It was grown in several districts, especially near Peterborough, some years ago for the sake or the fibre, that is of the linen ; but some of our national or- ganizers, especially those who are investigating the influences of the Ottawa agreement, are disposed to think that it would serve a useful national purpose if the crop were now grown for the sake of the seed and oil, rather than the root and the linen. It is one of the crops that is twice blessed in the sense that -oil-crushing is an important industry, and its flourishing with. in this country may come to depend on the home supply.
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