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taper to a point. The margins are cut in thirds to halves, 

 forming oblong or triangular lobes. Locdo is found not 

 only in the Philippines, but is of general distribution 

 throughout Polynesia. 



PREPARATION. 



The stem of the fern is crushed, after which the cordlike 

 inner fibers are readily removed. 



USES. 



The fibers may be used to obtain decorative weaves in 

 baskets. It is not considered to be a very good material. 



KILOG. 



(Gleichenia linearis.) 



Kilog (Laguna). Collected also by B. of S. in Albay, Benguet, 

 Mindoro, Mindanao, Rizal, Tayabas. 



This plant is a wide-spreading species of fern often 

 forming tangled thickets. Its most striking feature is the 

 peculiar forking leafy portion (frond). The fronds bear- 

 ing spores may be forked once or several times. At the 

 forking of the larger branches small leaflets occur. The 

 lower part of the stem is light or dark-brown in color and 

 several meters long (some by actual measurement were 

 found to be 10 to 11 m. in length) and entirely free of 

 leaves or branches. This is the part of the stem used as 

 industrial material. 



DISTRIBUTION. 



The fern is found covering large areas on the sides of 

 hills. It has been reported to the Bureau of Education from 

 Laguna Province only, but also exists in other provinces, 

 as the plant is one of the most widely distributed ferns 

 in the Philippines. 



PREPARATION. 



The preparation of the material is simple. The hard, 

 outer covering of the stem is cracked or crushed. From 

 the soft light-brown inner tissue of the stem the dark-brown 

 ribbonlike splints are then easily pulled out. 



