,Jp, Case 18, in Room No. 2, is, Bho.wu an umbrella frpm CASE 

 Betigal, made of bamboo and rattap-canes, a^d cqyeires^ .witjij, the 41 . 

 leaves o2 IJcuala pclfata. 



No. 77. Portion of stom and section of Austualian 

 Cahbagk Palm {Livistona cimtralif)^ Mart,). The stem is 

 very soft and fibrous, and the central portion, when younjj and 

 fresh, is said to be eaten by pigs. 



The l(?a,ves are used for phiiting ; samples of the plait, 

 together with a hat and belt made from it, are shown. 



Observe fruiting spadix of Livistona chinoisis. Mart., and CASE 

 fans m.'ule of the leaves, also rope made of the librous sheaths 42. 

 of the leafstalks. ' .(. .,'..-, 



Note at back of Case, loaf of Trachycarpus martianus, 

 Wendl., and section of stem and fruits from Khasia. 



No. 78. Box covered with fibre obtained from the bases 

 of the leaf stalks of the Chinese Coik or He:>ip Pal^i, 

 Trachycarpus excelsus, Wendl. (Chamaerops FortmK-i, HooJf.). 

 Brushes, cordage, and other articles made of the fibre are also 

 shown, as well as a stand for holding a flower vkse, made at 

 Bordighera of the petioles and leaves. 



No. 79. Rain Cloak and Hat of fibre of Trachycarpus CASE 

 excelsus, as worn by the Chinese. 43 



Note also a great coat made of the leaves of the same 

 piilm, and a plant of Thrinax Morrisii, AVendl., a dwarf palm 

 of Anguilla, and a portion of, a mat made from the leaves. 



No. 80. Leave* of Silver Top Palmetto or Silver CASE 

 Thatch Palm {Thrinax a?'^en^€0',* Loddi)v imported from 44, 

 Cuba for making hats^ &c, ' '• - "^ ' . m!.!^- • '> > ;! ;, ) 



Note also broom from Dominica, made prolkibly of the leaves 

 of this palm. ' ' ' '■ ' •' 



In the Table Case in front of Case 42 are further illustrations TABLE 

 of the ui?es of these leaves, consisting of mats, ba.^^kets, <fcc., and CASE 

 instrument used by the St. Albans platters for splitting the ^ 

 leaves for hat-making. (An opened leaf of Thrinax argenfea 

 from Cuba is shown in Case 21 in entrance pasnags, and stems 

 of T. Miraguana^ H. B. K., and other species in Case under 

 the stairs in exit passage.) 



Tribe IV. Lepidocarye.e. — No. 81. P'^^i't of cable of CASE 

 Chinese junk, made of twisted stems of Calamus rudentiuiiy 44. 

 Lour. The species of Calamus form slender climbing stems, 

 often gjoing to a great height or spreading far and wide in 



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