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and under the inflorescence are from two to five leaflike 

 bracts. (For characteristics of agas, see description under 

 same) . 



DISTRIBUTION. 



Common in wet or swampy places and in flower all the 

 year. 



PREPARATION. 



The sides of the stalks are carefully stripped off and 

 dried in the sun, or in the shade if it is desired to have them 

 less brittle. 



USES. 



It is used for mats in Oriental Negros, Capiz, and Cagayan. 

 Albay reports that it may be used for weaving screens or 

 matting on looms. 



CHINESE MATTING SEDGE. 



(Cyperus teg eti for mis.) 



Brief mention is here made of a sedge cultivated exten- 

 sively in China for matting. A short time ago rootstocks 

 of this sedge were received by the Bureau of Education 

 from the consul-general at Canton. They were sent to San 

 Luis, Pampanga, and to Los Bahos, Laguna. From both 

 places reports have been received stating that the plants 

 are doing fairly well. 



Whether the cultivation of the plant in the Philip- 

 pines is commercially feasible has not yet been definitely 

 determined. 



TAYOC-TAYOC. 



{Fimbristylis diphylla.) 



Tayoc-tayoc (Capiz, Iloilo, Occidental Negros, Zambales) ; tabtabin 

 (Zambales) ; pauai (Benguet). Collected also by B. of S. in 

 Cagayan, Laguna, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, Surigao. 



The plant is exceedingly variable. The stem of the sedge 

 is generally shorter and narrower than that of tikug. It 

 is surrounded at the base by a number of very narrow 

 leaves from 10 to 30 cm. long and 1 to 3 mm. wide. The 

 spikelets are about 1 cm. long and reddish-brown in color. 



