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551- Crude hemp fiber. Presented by the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



552. American-grown Italian hemp. The Italian strain of hemp, grown in the 

 United States. Same donor. 



553. 9 American hemp. 



554. Carded American tow. The preceding, carded into form for spinning. 



555. Italian-grown hemp. 



556. The same, carded. 



557. Russian-grown hemp. 



558. Four-ply soft sewing twine, made from American hemp. 



559. Carpet-yarn from American hemp. 



560. Bell-cord, made from dark American hemp. 



561. Packing, 1 inch in diameter, made from the same. 



562. Finished commercial twine made from same. 



563. The same, of different sizes. 



564. Packing, 1 inch in diameter, made of light-colored Italian hemp. 



565. Carpet-yarn, made from light Italian hemp. 



566. Sewing twine, made from the same. 



567. Bleached sash cord, made from the same. 



568. Commercial twine, made from the same. 



569. Trumpet-tree bark. — The inner bark of Cecropia feltata L. Native of tropical 



America. Used in rope-making. Obtained at New Market, Jamaica, and 

 presented by N. L. Britton. 



570. Rope made from the preceding. Same source and donor. 



571. Cucanillo. — The inner bark of Castilla elastica Cerv., the Central American 



rubber-tree. Native of Central America, and cultivated for its rubber. 

 From Guatemala through the Philadelphia Museums. 



572. Bark cloth. — The prepared inner bark of Ficus saxophila Blume. Native of 



eastern Asia, and used by the natives for clothing. From the Philippine 

 Islands. Presented by Paul Miiller of New York City. 



573. Paper mulberry bark fiber. — Fiber from the inner bark of Papyrius papyri/era 



(L.) Kuntze. Native of Asia and cultivated. Used in paper-making. 

 From Japan, through the Philadelphia Museums. 



574. Tapa. — Cloth made from the preceding. Obtained in Honolulu, and pre- 



sented by Miss W. J. Robinson. 



575. Samoan tapa. — The same made in Samoa. Same donor. 



THE NETTLE FAMILY (Urticaceae) 



576. Ramie stems. — The stems of Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud. Native of southern 



and eastern Asia and cultivated in tropical countries for its fiber, which 

 makes fabrics much resembling linen in appearance, strength, and dura- 

 bility. 



577. Ramie fiber. The bast-fiber from the preceding. From China, through the 



Philadelphia Museums. 



578. The best Japanese variety of ramie, grown in India. Same donor. 



9 Numbers 553-569 comprise a series representing hemp and its manufactured 

 products, presented by Travers Bros., of New York City. 



