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J. E. Smith, the bottom composed of the bast fibers of Pin-us Sabiniana 

 Dougl. Made by the Hoopa River Indians of northern California. Pre- 

 sented by Valery Havard. 

 490.1-491. Soap-plant brushes. — Composed of the fibrous leaf-bases surrounding 

 the bulb of Chlorogalum pomeridium (Ker.) Kunth. Native of California. 

 Deposited by Columbia University. 



492. New Zealand hemp. — Fibers from the leaves of Phormium tenax Forst. 



Native and cultivated in New Zealand. Presented by Travers Bros., of 

 New York. 



493. New Zealand binder twine. Made from the preceding and used for binding 



sheaves of grain. Same donor. 



494. Spanish bayonet leaves. — The leaves of Yucca baccata Torrey. Native 01 the 



southwestern United States and Mexico. Used in making cordage, mats, 

 and baskets. Collected by J. S. Newberry, in Mexico, in 1882. 



495. Yucca pin-cushions. — Made from the stems of a species of Yucca. Native of 



Florida, obtained in 1899, by N. L. Britton. 



496. Beach fiber. — The fiber from the leaves of Acyntha guinensis (Jacq.) Medic. 



(Haemodoraceae — Bloodvvort Family). Native of tropical Africa. From 

 the Philadelphia Museums. 



497. Another sample of the same. Same donor. 



498. Pangana hemp. — From the leaves of Acyntha Kirkii (Baker) Rusby, n. comb. 



Native of east-central Africa. From plants cultivated in Trinidad. 



499. Acyntha leaves. — The leaves of a species of Acyntha of tropical Africa. From 



Nairobi, eastern Africa, through the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



500. Bear-grass leaves. — The leaves of Nolina texana (Torr.) S. Watson (Dra- 



caenaceae — Dragon's-tree Family). Deposited by Columbia University. 



501. Dasylirion leaves. — The leaves of Dasylirion texanum Scheele. Same family, 



locality, and donor. 



THE AMARYLLIS FAMILY {Amaryllidaceae) 



502. Hennequen fiber. — Fiber from the leaves of Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. Na- 



tive of Mexico. From San Luis Potosi, Mexico, through the Field Museum 

 of Natural History. 



503. Pita floja. From Guatemala. Same donor. 



504. The same in commercial bundles. Same donor. 



505. Mauritius fiber. — The fiber of the same plant, usually mixed with sisal and 



Manila hemp in making medium grades of cordage. Presented by the 

 U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



506. Scouring brush. — Made of the leaf-base of Agave vivipara L. Native of 



Mexico and used throughout that country for scouring. Presented by 

 J. N. Rose. 



507. Sisal hemp leaves. — The leaves of Agave rigida sisalana. Native of and 



cultivated in tropical regions. Obtained in the Bahama Islands, in 1902, 

 by S. H. Hamilton. 



508. Fiber from the preceding. Same source and donor. 



509. Yucatan sisal. — Fiber from the leaves of A. rigida elongata. Native and 



cultivated in Yucatan. Presented by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



