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the smell of musk and amber and it is used for making sachet- 

 powder and perfumery. 



487. Of other fibre-yielding plants the following may be 

 mentioned : 



Ananas sativa. 



Musa paradissica (Banana and plantain stalks). 

 Musa textiles (Manilla hemp). 

 Pandanus Utilissimus (Keyaphul}. 

 Sesbania /Egiptiaca (Jainti). 

 S. Aculeata (Dhaincha). 

 Passiflora Sp. (Jhumkalata). 

 Anona reticulata (bullock's heart). 

 Sida rhomboidea (Bercla}. 

 Saccharum Ciliare (munj); 



' Isehcemum angustifolium (the Bhabur or Babui grass 

 which is largely used for paper-making). 



488. The "Quaxima" fibre of Rio-de-Janeiro being consi- 

 dered one of the coming rivals of jute may be also mentioned 

 here; The fibre is long and strong and it can resist the 

 action of water. The plant grows in low-lands near the sea. 

 Of 'fine linen-like fibres may be mentioned the "Ibira" 

 fibre of Paraguay. 



CHAPTER LIU. 



(ANANAS vSATlVA). 



TD1NEAPPLE plants should be guarded against excessive 

 heat and cold; that is why they are grown under shade. 

 They do best on low, rich land that will not overflow, and near 

 water. High -land if moist is suitable. In Florida they are 

 planted 18 to 24 inches apart in pineries, ?>., under mdchdns. 



