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The leaves make a good thatch, and are used for matting. 

 The fibrous roots serve as cordage, and also, when cut up, 

 as corks. 



A near ally of the Screw-Pines is the dwarf, palm-like 

 AHpaf7'iitica?is, abundant in the Sunderbunds. The leaves 

 Type — Fan dan iis odoi-atissim us. 



Fig. 194. Screw-Pine {Paudainis odoratissivtus], showing aerial roots from 

 the lower part of the trunk. 



are pinnate, and the small flowers are provided with six- 

 leaved perianths. 



97. Natural Order, TyphacecB. — The BuUrush Family. 

 Marsh herbs with linear leaves, and spicate or capitate, 

 monoecious flowers. Perianth o. Fruit a dry one-seeded nut 



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