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liciously scented flowers from which perfumes are said to be 
made. The name frangipani is from the name of an ancient 
family of Rome, a descendant of which first invented a 
method of perfuming gloves, but what the perfume con- 
sisted of is not known. 
Pogostemon Heyneanus. Labiatae. Patchouli—aA plant 
2 or 3 feet high, native of India. The leaves are used by the 
Hindus for perfuming cashmere shawls. India-ink also owes 
its peculiar odor to this plant, and the essential oil from 
which this odor emanates is distilled for toilet use. The 
leaves are commonly used in sachets. 
TEXTILES 
Antiaris toxicaria. Moraceae. Upas-tree—This is the 
celebrated poisonous tree of Java, which at one time was sup- 
posed to give off fumes fatal to animal life. The fresh juice 
is virulent poison and is used by aboriginal tribes in the 
Malay Archipelago to tip arrows. In western India sacks 
are made from the bark, which is removed whole by soaking 
and beating the trunk, a portion of the stem being left at 
the end to serve as a bottom for the bag. 
_ Bauhinia candicans. Leguminosae—A woody vine hav- 
ing stems 200-300 feet long, which climb over and interlace 
the highest trees. The plant often twists the trees so tightly 
that they become strangled and die. The bark is very toug 
and ao is valuable for making ropes for suspension 
bridges. The leaves are about a foot in diameter and are 
used for making platters. 
Boehmeria argentea. Urticaceae. Grass cloth—An her- 
baceous perennial plant of Mexico, which sends up numerous 
rod-like stems feet high. The leaves are heart-shaped 
and silvery white on the under surface. The stems contain 
fine fibre from which ropes and sail cloths are made. 
Cyperus textilis. Cyperaceae.—A like plant, grow- 
ing in tufts, native of south Africa. m the flower stalks 
ropes and mats are made. 
Lagetta lintearia. Thymelaeaceae. Lace bark.—A native 
of Jamaica, growing on limestone rocks and insinuating its 
roots in the fissures. The flower resembles the lily-of-the- 
valley, and the fruit is a pulpy white berry. The tree is 
remarkable for its bark which separates into twenty or more 
layers, assuming the appearance of lace. It was at one time 
used in Jamaica for net caps, bonnets, veils, ruffles, etc., and 
with care will stand washing. 
