XIV, 6 King: Philippine Bast-fiber Ropes 631 
TABLE XXXIV.—Physical tests of rope made from the bast of Cordia 
cumingiana. 
[Rope made at Disdis, Benguet Subprovince.] 
Mean diameter: 
Millimeters 13.1 
Inches 0.48 
Mean perimeter, or girth: 
Millimeters 38 
Inches 1.50 
True mean sectional area: : 
Square millimeters 86.8 
Square inches 0.135 
Ultimate tensile strength (dry): 
Mean in kilograms 337 
Maximum in kilograms 383 
Minimum in kilograms 270 
Mean in pounds 743 
Maximum in pounds 845 
Minimum in pounds 595 
Ultimate tensile strength (wet): 
Mean in kilograms 316 
Maximum in kilograms 356 
Minimum in kilograms 275 
Mean in pounds 696 
Maximum in pounds 785 
Minimum in pounds 605 
Mean ultimate tensile strength per unit area (dry): 
Kilograms per square centimeter 388 
Pounds per square inch 5,500 
Mean ultimate tensile strength per unit area (wet): 
Kilograms per square centimeter : 364 
Pounds per square inch 5,160 
Mean elongation at instant of rupture: 
Dry (per cent) 16 
Wet (per cent) 16 
Mean weight per unit length: 
Grams per meter 75.6 
Pounds per foot 0.0508 
Average breaking length: 
Meters : 4,450 
Feet 14,600 
Moisture (per cent) 12.61 
CORDIA MYXA Linn. Anonang. 
Local names: Anénang (Albay, Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Camarines, 
Ilocos Sur, Laguna, Mindoro, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Rizal, Sorsogon, 
Tayabas) ; bibili (Visayan) ; giima (Balabac); saléyong (Tagalog); sina- 
ligan (llocos Sur). 
