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435- Sugar palm splints.— Split from the leaf-stalks of the preceding palm. From 

 the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore Miiller. 



436. Sugar palm fiber. — Fibers taken from the preceding splints. 



437. Tipon-tipon. Splints split from the stems of Arenga mindorensis Beck. 



Same source and donor. 



438. Nipa fiber.— The leaves and midrib of Nipa fruticans Wurmb. Native of the 



Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore Miiller. 



439. Piassaba fiber.— Fiber from the leaves of Leopoldinia Piassaba Wallace. 



Native of Brazil. Specimens from Para, Brazil. 



440. Catechu sheaths.— From the leaf-sheaths of Areca Catechu L. Native of 



tropical Asia. From the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore 

 Miiller. 



441. Coconut sheaths.— The sheaths surrounding the leaf-bases of the coconut 



palm, Cocos nucifera L. Native of the tropics and cultivated in all tropical 



and subtropical regions. Acquired by Charles L. Pollard at Key West, 



Florida, in 1901. 

 442-448. Coconut palm brooms. — Made of the midribs of the leaflets of the same. 



Acquired by Percy Wilson on Singkep Island, in 1901. 

 449-456. Coconut door-mat exhibit. — This series was presented by James Sloan's 



Sons, of New York City. 



449. Coconut husks. — The outer fibrous portion of the pericarp of the coconut, 



with the coconut shell (inner portion of pericarp) still in place. 



450. The crude fiber taken from coconut husks. 



451. The same selected and picked, ready for spinning. 



452. Spun coconut fiber, ready for weaving. 



453. Coco-yarn. — The above fiber twisted into yarn, ready for mat-making. 



454. Coco-braid. — Used in the margins of the mats. 

 455-456. Finished door-mats of the above fiber. 



457. Coir rope. — Made from the same fiber by the natives of India. From the 



Philadelphia Museums. 



458. The same made by the natives of Singkep Island, acquired by Percy Wilson, 



in 1901. 



459. The same from the Philippine Islands, presented by Theodore Miiller. 



460. Coconut leaflets. Same source as preceding. 



461. Coconut leaf midribs. Same source as preceding. 



462. Corojo fiber.— A coarse fiber from the leaflets of Acrocomia sclerocarpa Wal- 



laceana. Native of the West Indies. Obtained by J. A. Shafer, in the 

 province of Santa Clara, Cuba, in March, 1912. 



463. A finer form of the same used for cordage and belts. Same source and donor. 



464. A surcingle made from the preceding. Same source. 



465. Desmoncus stems. — The split stems of a species of Desmoncus. Native of 



tropical America. Grown in Guatemala. From the Philadelphia Museums. 



466. Split leaves of an undetermined palm. Grown in Java. From the Phila- 



delphia Museums. 



467. Mexican soplador or fire-fan. — Made from the leaves of an undetermined 



palm, collected in the City of Mexico and presented by Mrs. N. L. Britton. 



