On back of Case observe Kadu or Sleeping Mat made of o^g;^ 

 leaves of Gkbang palm {Corypha Gebanga^ Blume), from the 39 

 island of Ceram ; also a hat made of the leaves from Java, and 

 strips of the unexpanded leaves used in Borneo for sewing. 



No. 69. Fruits of NannorhojJs ritchieana, W. & D. 

 (Cluimierops ritchieana, Griff.) ^ a palm of North-west India, 

 Afghanistan, and South-east Persia. A branching trunk is 

 shown iiT Museum No. III. Observe scurf from bases of 

 leaves, used ior tinder for matchlocks, also leaves, and mats 

 made of the leaves, together with cordage, and shoes or 

 sandals, with needle such as is used in their manufacture in 

 Afghanistan. A mallet or club made of the wood of Qucrcus 

 Jlecc, used for beating out the leaves, is also shown. 



No. 70. Board from the outside portion of the trunk of CASE 

 the Palmetto Royal (Sabal umbracuHfera, Griseb.), used 40. 

 in Jamaica to board up the sides of native huts and to form 

 partitions. 



No. 71. Sleeping Mat made from the voung leaves, and 

 Hats made from the inner portion of the yoang leaves of the 

 Palmetto Royal. They are said to be very cheap and 

 durable. Observe fancy baskets made from the same material, 

 also rope made of the young leave.=i split and twisted. 



On the bottom shelf of this Case is a J5eehive, used in 

 Jamaica, made of a portion of a trunk of the Palmetto Royal, 

 by removing the solt cellular portion and enclosing one end 

 with a board. 



Note fruits of Sahal umbraculifera ^ Griseb., and its ally 

 S. blaehburniana, Glazebr. 



No. 72. Hats, Baskets, Fans, Ac, made of thel'eaves of 

 the Bermuda Palm {Snbal blackburniana), also plaited 

 leaves from which the hats are made. 



Note a (section o^' the wood, showii^ the thick fibre of the 

 Palmetto {S. Palmetto, Lodd.), also a brush made from the 

 same and photographs of the tree. 



In the first two divisions of the Case under the stairs in the 

 exit passage arc portions of spathe, spadices, and leaf of the 

 Savannah Palm {S. maiiriturformis, Griseb. and Wendl.) 

 from Trinidad. 



Observe in upper portion of this Case a leaf and portion of QASE 

 spadix of Teysmannia olfifrons, R. & Z. (In Case No. 21 4^ 



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