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TABLE II].—Hwperiments on kogon grass, showing amount of caustic soda 
used and yield of pulp.* 

| 
Exper- | Exper- | Exper- | Exper- 
| Percentage of — | iment 1. | iment 2. | iment 3. | iment 4, 


| Soda liquor. 2.232222. 235 SU eee tes tock See gy ae 2 2.4 2.5 3 


| Caustic calculated on weight of material_________________ 10 12 12 15 
Niel dota ee so ee ee ne eee ee 47.34 45.5 45. 42 44,25 



a Figures from Richmond, G. F., Philippine Journal of Science, Vol. 1 (1906) p. 458. 
Talahib is a taller grass than kogon and frequently reaches 
a height of more than 3 meters. It is a bunch grass and usually 
occurs in moister situations than kogon and forms denser 
stands. 
TABLE IV.—Analysis of talahib grass.* 
Moisture 10.238 
Ash 5.46 
Hydrolysis (a) 27.44 
Hydrolysis (b) 40.58 
Cellulose 53.90 
8 Figures from Richmond, G. F., Philippine Journal of Science, Vol. 1 (1906), p. 458. 
In Table IV, from Richmond’s publication, is shown the 
percentage of cellulose obtained from this species. The pulp 
bleached to a good white with only 2.3 per cent loss in weight 
by the use of 5.7 per cent of bleaching powder calculated on the 
original weight of the material digested. 
Raitt * says that Saccharum sara of India yields an excellent, 
easily bleached paper similar to that of wheat straw. 
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS 
Several species of palms, including rattans, nipa, buri, and co- 
conut, are widely distributed throughout the Archipelago and 
contribute to the local demands of the people for food and 
shelter. A discussion of their distribution is given in the 
section on palms. The fibrous products of some of these palms 
might offer a considerable source of paper. Richmond + made 
unbleached paper from buri-palm rope and found it to be strong 
and fairly free from shive. 
The bark of Wikstroemia ovata, W. indica, W. meyeniana 
* Raitt, Wm., New fibers for paper. The Indian Forester, Vol, 36 (1910), 
p. 34. 
+ Richmond, G. F., Philippine Journal of Science, Vol. I, p. 1084. 
