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REPORT OP THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



III. Fibers capable of employment in the arts or used by natives chiefly in the manufacture of 

 cordage, twine, nets, ^-c, sometimes woven into fabrics or beaten into cloth or " tappa." 



Aaave Americana. Pita (ccutury plant), 



"19 A., N. 

 Agave Sit>alana. Sisal liemp, Henequen, 



19, A. 

 Ananassa sativa. (Pino apple), 18, A. 

 Apocynum cannabinum, Indian hemp, 10, 



N. 

 Bromclia Jcaratas. {Seo B. sylvestris.) Ca- 



ragnata, 18, N. 

 Bromelia sylvcstris. Ixtle and Istle, 18, A. 

 Brovssonetia papyrifera. Paper Mulberry, 



15. N., A. 

 Cocos nucifcra. Coir (cocoa palm), 20, A. 

 Cocos crispa. Pita de Corojo, 20, N. 

 Commei'soma echinata. Brown " Kurra- 



joug," 3, N. 

 Cordyline pumilis. (Dwarf palm lily), 22, 



E. 

 Daphne tenuifolia. 1.3, N. 

 Dasylirion graminifoUum. "Bear grass 



fiber," 18, E. 

 Dasyanthes excelsa. (Spear Lily), 19, E. 

 Draccena draco. (Dragon's blood tree), 22, 



E. 

 Eucalyptus dbliqua. (Stringy bark), 8, E., 



(otber species, N.) 



Ficus . (Inner bark), 15, N. 



Fourcroya ctibensis. Cuban hemp, 19, N. 

 Lagetta linetaria. Lace bark, 13, N. 

 Lagunaria Patersonii. (Norfolk Cow-itch 



tree), 2, E. 



Marsdenia tenacisaimi. Teetce liber, 11, N. 



Musa paradisiaca. (Plaintaiu), 17, A. 



Muaa sapientum. (Banana), 17, N. 



Mw^a icxtiUs. Manilabemp, 17, A., largely. 



Fimelia axiflora. 13, N. 



Plagianihus betulinas. (The Ribbon tree), 



13, N. 



FJagianthtis pulchellus, 3, N. 



Plerocarpiis santaUnus. G, E. 



Sanaeviera guincensis, African liomp, 22, A. 



Sansevicra latifolia. 22, N. 



Sansevicra zeylanica. Bowstring hemp, 



22, N. 

 Senhania aculeata. Diinchee fiber, 6, N. 

 Scsbania macrocarpa, "Colorado River 



hemp," 6, N. 

 Sterculia acerifolia. (Flamo tree), 3, E. 

 Stcrculia liirlda. Sycamore of Australian 



Colonists, 3. N. 

 Tilia cordata, (Sec T. Europece), 4, N. 

 Urtica gigas. (Tree nettle of Australia), 



14, N. 



Yucca angustifolia. Bear grass, 22, N., A., 



slightly. 

 Yucca dloifolia. Aloe-leaves; Adam's 



needle, 22, N. 

 Yucca baccata. 22, N. 

 Yucca filamcntosa. Also called Bear grass, 



22, A. 

 Yucca gloriosa. 22, N. 

 Zea mays. (Maize — Indian corn), 25 E. 



IV. — Fibers or bast, chiefly anployed by natives in the manvfaciure of coarse cordage, 



mats, ^'c. 



Astelia Banlcsii. 23, E. 



Attalea funifera. Monkey grass, Fissiaba, 



20, A. 

 BauMnia racemosa. (Maloo climber), 6, N. 

 Bauhinia splendens. (The chain creeper), 



6, N. 

 I Bombax Munguba. Embirusu, 3, N. 

 Caryota urens. (The Jaggery palm), 20, N. 

 Commersonia Fraseri. " Tye plant," 3, N. 

 Cordia gerascanthus . 12, E. 

 Cordia macrophylla. 12, E. 

 Cordia sebastina. 12, E. 

 Dianella latifolia. 22, E. 



Dombeya Xatalensis. 3, E. 



Juncus vaginaius. (Sheathed Rush), 23, N. 



Klcinhofia hospita. 3, E. 



Muntingia calabura. 4, N. 



Ochroma lagopus. (Cork-wood tree), 3, E. 



Sterculia diversifolia. Victorian bottle tree, 



3, E. 

 Sterculia hirida. 3, E. 

 Stcrcu lia rtipestris. Queensland bottle tree, 



3, E. 

 Tilea europwa. Linden, 4, A., in Russia, 

 Xylopia sericca. "Pyndayba," 1, N. 



Y.— Fibrous matei'ial, vegetable hairs, ^-c, principally derived froin seed-pods, suitable for 



upholstering purposes only. 



Asclepias cornuti. Milk or silk weed (pods), 



11, E. 

 Asclepias . (See A. eornuti), N., in 



South America. 

 Bombax (species). Silk cotton, 3, A., 



slightly in South America. 

 CibotiuvimenziesU. Pulu. (Tree-fern), 26, 



A., slightly. 

 EpiloUum, sp. (Willow herb), 7, E. 

 Eriodendron samauma. (See Bombax), 3, 



A., slightly. 

 Lyonsia reticulata. 10, E. 

 Tillaiidsia usneoides. Southern moss, 18, 



A. 



