Fibres 



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MAKING ROPE IN MANILA 



growth, but are readily distinguished by the seed-pods, which in the case of the former plant 

 are almost globular and in the latter cylindrical, and about two inches long. There are numerous 

 varieties of the two species, but the fibre yielded is fairly constant in character, and for the 

 purposes of this article the varieties will be treated of collectively. 



Jute grows best in a hot, damp atmosphere, and flourishes especially in a highland district. 

 The seed is sown in the spring either broadcast or in nurseries, whence the seedlings are after- 

 wards transplanted. Harvesting takes place about three months later, when the plants. 



