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PAPYRUS. 



Many of the mats sold in bazar are imported from Cal- 

 cutta, where they are made of a species of papyrus that 

 grows in Bengal. 



Papyrus Pangorci. 



Cypcrus tegetum. 



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MARANTA. 



Some of our mats are made from the split stems 

 of a species of maranta, but they are all imported from 

 Rangoon, although the plant from which they are made, 

 or an allied species, is abundant in our own forests. 

 Maranta dichotoma. 

 Thalia cannaformis. 



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LOWLAND SCREW-PINE. 



The large coarse mats in universal use are made from 

 the leaf of a species of screw-pine, that grows abundantly 

 on the lowlands near tide-waters. 

 Pandanus furcatus ? 



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HIGHLAND SCREW-PINE. 



Smaller and finer mats in common use are fabricated 

 from the leaves of another species of screw-pine, that grows 

 on the highlands above tide-waters. 

 Pandanus. 



SAIL-LEAF. 



On many of the Burmese boats, sails are seen made of 

 large narrow leaves, sewed together. They are the leaves 

 of a species of screw-pine that has a trunk like a palm, 

 which is very abundant and usually grows near the sea. 

 The fruit is used by the Karens to hackle their thread. 

 Pandanus. 



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