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GRASS CLOTH PLANT 



CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS. 



Shue,^ and the following representation may con- 

 vey sonie idea of the shrub, and assist persons 

 visiting China to procure, if possible, specimens 

 in flower or fructification. 



The grass-cloth plant is produced in great 

 abundance, both in a wild and cultivated state, 



* I have several specimens of the pith, and one specimen 

 I saw, nearly an inch in diameter, was hollow in the centre. 



