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The fibers, though fine and silky in appearance, are weak 

 and are easily disintegrated by moisture. Still their em- 

 ployment is advisable where cheapness rather than strength 

 is the prime requisite. 



ANIIjAO. 



{Columbia serratifolia.) 

 Anilao (T.) (Bulacan, Capiz, Iloilo, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Negros) ; 

 keddeng (II. in Isabela) ; panaguising (Iban. in Isabela) ; sargo 

 (Occidental Negros). 



This shrub or small tree, from 3 to 10 m. high, is widely 

 distributed throughout the Philippines. The leaf is from 

 10 to 20 cm. long; its base very oblique, its margins coarsely 

 or finely serrated, and its undersurface smooth and velvety. 

 The petals of the flowers are pink and yellowish or reddish. 

 The plant is in bloom from May to July. 



DANGLIN. 



{Grewia multiflora.) 

 Danglin (T.) (Batangas, Bataan, Nueva Ecija) ; alinao (Amburayan, 

 Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Sorsogon, Union, Zambales) ; al-alinao 

 (Union) ; aplit (Pampanga) ; dallag (Gad. in Nueva Vizcaya) ; 

 dangli, kalit-kalit (Tayabas) ; langosig (Bohol) ; lanut (Negrito 

 in Pampanga) ; nagling (Pampanga) ; siapo (Mindoro) ; taroy 

 (Albay, Camarines) . 



This shrub or small tree is seldom more than 8 m. high. 

 The leaves are more or less ovate in shape, from 4 to 14 cm. 

 long, and between 2.5 to 5 cm. wide. The base of the leaves 

 is usually rounded and the margins are finely serrated. 

 The plant is found in thickets throughout the Philip- 

 pines. It bears greenish-yellow flowers from September to 

 December. 



BALITXONG. 



{Grewia negrosensis.) 

 Balitnong (Capiz, Ilocos Norte) ; kanas-kanas (Batangas) ; queddeng 

 (Abra, Union). 

 This species is closely related to Grewia multiflora and 

 is also used for rope. 



GOMAMELA FAMILY {Malvaceae) .^ 



The plants in this family are usually herbs, shrubs, or 

 trees. The simple leaves are arranged alternately on stems 



' The cotton plant belonging to this family is treated in the chapter 

 on miscellaneous fibers. 



