88 The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland 



it is largely used in Japan for chip-braid, a peculiar Japanese industry, which 

 has lately attained considerable importance, the export for 1903 amounting to no 

 less than 1,363,000 yen equal to about ;^i40,ooo. This braid is mainly used 

 for making hats and bonnets, but it is also woven into floor-matting, and as shown 

 at the St. Louis Exhibition is both ornamental and cheap. 



There are many different varieties of chip-braid, some of which are dyed of 

 different colours, and others are plaited with a mixture of silk. It is exported 

 in bundles of 50 to 60 yards long and 1 to i^ inches wide, and is valued according 

 to quality at is. to 6s. per bundle. The best are made by mixing chips oi Populus 

 tretnula and Picea ajanensis. (H. J. E.) 



