Afjaveae (ateo certain other fibre plants) or to their products. 



Bulletin, 



REMARKS 



33 Martins suggests Agave americana, but the description hardly fits 

 any Euagave. Perhaps a Manfreda. Also given as Macozfic 

 Metl and Metl Coztli. 



22 See Carctguata (1). 



22 Meaning 'Net' or 'Hammock* Caroata. 

 Cf. Seda aonas of India. 



See also Curratow and 



22, 78 i Im Thurn ascribed the Krowa or Croivia fibre to a Bromelia, but 

 the plant at Kew has been identified by Sir Daniel Morris as the 

 pine-apple. The word is presumably the same as Caroa. Also 

 Krowa. Cf. Caroa. 



18, 19 I More than one species of Furcraea *eems to have been tried in 

 Australia, and one kind at least is grown on a considerable scale 

 in Queensland. From the name this should be the Furcraea 

 I cubensis of Ventenat, but we do not know what the species of 

 Furcraea really are that are grown or used in any of the countries 

 interested. 



37 ! A Sanscrit epithet (referring to the goddess Durga) applied to the 

 true Aloe. See also Catevala. 



48 



20 



20 



20 



7, 10, 71 



Coratto. See also Keratto. 



The scientific name appears to be taken from Arruda da Camara 

 whose plant is said by Martius to be called Cravata de Rede 

 (Ananas Ir act eat us of the younger Schultes). Also called 

 Grawatha according to Spon. Cf. also Caraguata (1). 



This was one of a series of ropes received at the Madras Exhibition 

 of 1857 of which the breaking weights were carefully tested by the 

 Arsenal Staffs at Bangalore or at Madras, and the result elaborately 

 recorded, but without avail, as it is impossible to say what the 

 plants were that supplied the fibre. See Country Aloes (1) and (2), 

 Pooty Mungem, &c. 



i.e. Kattale-, which is properly = true Aloe. Cf. Kattali. 



Nar=* fibre* in several of the S. Indian languages apparently. Cf. 

 CutJiala Nar, and Kattali. 



Also called 'Spanish Dagger,' 'Spanish Bayonet/ etc., in different 

 countries. 



(D) of Bulletin. Probably a translation of f Anai Kattale.' 



