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been established capable of producing 6,000 coffee 

 bags per day. Samples of this Brazilian fibre have 

 been examined at the Imperial Institute, and the 

 results have been published in the Bulletin of the 

 Imperial Institute, 1903, I, 2425. 



Urena lobata is also being grown for its fibre in 

 Madagascar and in Cuba. 



A sample of the fibre of Urena lobata , received at 

 the Imperial Institute from the Gambia, was soft, of 

 a greenish-grey colour, well cleaned and prepared, fine, 

 lustrous, of good strength and about 3 feet long. In 

 chemical composition and behaviour, the fibre was 

 superior to a specimen of " medium quality " Indian 

 jute with which it was compared. It was only half 

 the usual length of jute, but would nevertheless be 

 readily saleable as a jute substitute at 17 per ton 

 (with " medium " jute at i 5-^17 per ton). 



In Northern Nigeria, U. sinuata is grown by the 

 road-sides, and is said to be cultivated to some extent 

 in Bida (Nupe Province) for the manufacture of ropes, 

 where it is known by the name of " Rama." 



