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2. Sedge and rush straws: 

 (a) Tikug straw. 

 (6) Balangot straw. 



(c) Tiker straw. 



(d) Chinese matting straw. 



(e) Japanese matting straw. 

 (/) Cat-tail straw. 



(g) Alinang straw. 

 (/() Tayoc-tayoc straw. 



II. STALKS. 



The whole stalks of grasses, sedges, palms, and the like, which 

 are not pliable enough to be platted. 



1. Grass stalks: 



(a) Vetiver stalks. 



(b) Cogon stalks. 



(c) Tambo stalks. 

 id) Talahib stalks, 

 (e) Bigao stalks. 

 (/) Bamboo stalks. 



2. Other stalks: 



(a) Tiquio stalks. 

 (6) Rattan stalks. 

 (c) Agas stalks. 



III. SPLINTS. 



Fairly coarse, stiff, fibrous pieces split off from stalks, stems, and 

 other parts of plants, and used as ribs or coarse weavers in baskets 

 and the like. 



1. Splints from stalks: 



(a) Bamboo splints. 



(6) Cogon splints. 



(c) Vetiver splints. 



(d) Tambo splints. 



(e) Talahib splints. 

 (/) Banban splints. 

 (g) Rattan splints. 



2. Splints from palm petioles. 



(a) Dumayaca splints. 



(6) Sugar-palm splints. 



(c) Buri-palm splints. 



(d) Saguise splints. 



(e) Coconut splints. 

 (/) Nipa splints. 

 (g) Pugahan splints. 



