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varieties of this species have been developed in the same way for their value, 

 respectively, for yielding sugar and food grain. For broom-making, a long, 

 tough, fibrous, branching top is required. With the exception of No. 180, 

 the samples were donated by George Josephie of New York City. 



264. Broom corn bearing the seeds. Donated by Martin Bell. 



265. The same, with the seeds removed, ready for broom-making. Grown in 



Kansas. 



266. Dwarf Kansas broom corn. 



267. The same, grown in Oklahoma. 



268. The same, grown in Illinois. 



269. The same, grown in Peru. 



270. The same, grown in Hungary. 



271. The same, grown in Italy. 



272-273. Samples of brooms made of broom corn. 



274. Vetiver (in wall-case). — The fibrous roots of Andropogon zizanioides Urban. 



Native of the Old World tropics. Presented by Theodore Muller. 



275. Fibrous strips from the stem of the same plant. 



276. Rice roots. — Said to be the cleaned, tough, fibrous roots of the rice plant 



{Oryza sativa L.). Native of eastern Asia and widely cultivated for its 

 grain. Used in broom-making. Obtained in the New York market and 

 presented by H. H. Rusby. 

 277-278. Rice brushes. — Made from the tops or inflorescence of the rice plant 

 after the removal of the grain. Used by the Javanese natives. Acquired 

 in Buitenzorg, Java, by Percy Wilson, in 1901. 



279. Rice straw. — The stems of the same plant. From the Philippine Islands. 



Presented by Theodore Muller. 



280. Rice straw rope. — Made from the bast-fibers of the stems of the rice plant. 



From Japan. 



281. Esparto. — The stems of Stipa tortilis Desf. Native of northern Africa and the 



Iberian Peninsula. Used for making bags, mats, ropes, etc. From Spain. 



282. Basket made of the leaves of Sporobolus floridanus Chapman. Native of 



Georgia and northern Florida. From Sumpter County, Georgia. Donated 

 by Roland M. Harper. 



283. Indian sweet grass. Vanilla grass. Seneca grass. — The stems and leaves of 



Savastana odorata (L.) Scribner. Native of northeastern North America. 

 This grass contains coumarin and is used by the Indians of North America 

 in making perfumed baskets and other objects. 



284. Indian basket made in part of the preceding. 



285. Sweet vernal or vanilla grass. — The stems and leaves of Anthoxanthum 



odor alum L. Native of eastern North America. Contains coumarin and 

 is used like 283. 



286. Raiz de Zacaton. — The cleaned roots of Epicampes Macroura Benth. Native 



of high plains of Mexico. Used for brush-making. Presented by J. N. 

 Rose. 



287. Brush made of Esparto. — Same source and donor. 



288. Cogolla. — The leaves of Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) Beauv. Native of 



tropical America. From Venezuela. 



289. Arundo splints. — The split stems of Arundo Donax L. Native of tropical 



regions. Used in Mexico for basket-making. Presented by J. N. Rose. 



