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TABLE 

 CASE. 



No. 143. Walking sticks of the wood of P. spiralis, Miq., 

 from Brisbane. 



Observe fruit-heads of P. odoratisshnus, Lin. fil.,a native of 

 Tropical Asia, but common in Seychelles, and found also in 

 Mauritius. . , 



Fibre from the leaves of this species is shown, toj^ether 

 with cordage made from tho fibre. Also paper stock, and 

 paper made from the leaves in India, and oil prepared from the 

 flowers known as Kewra or Keoea oil. 



The lower division of this Case contains a collection of fruit- 

 heads and seeds of various species of Pandanus at present 

 undetermined. 



In the loAver part of the Table Case opposite the door, ob- 

 serve baskets of various kinds made of leaves of P. odoratissl- 

 mus, from Ceylon. Also large fruit-heads of P. conoideus, from 

 Mauritius, and P. candelabrum, from Fernando Po. 



On the opposite side of the Case, facing the windows, 

 will be found fruit-heads of several species of Pandanus. 

 Amongst others : P. heterocarpus, Balf. fil., from Rodrigues ; 

 P. multispicatus, Balf. fil., Seychelles ; P. purpurascens, Pet. 

 Th., Reunion ; P.furcatus, Roxb., India; P.tenuifolius, Balf. 

 til., Rodrigues ; P. Vandermeeschii, Balf. fil., Mauritius ; P. 

 sphccroideus, Pet. Th., Mauritius, 



Note portions of fruit of an unnamed species of Pandanus, 

 used for scrubbing brushes in Burma, 



, , • : . Room No. 6. 



CASE No. 144. Mat of very fine workmanship, made in Boriuu 



70. from the leaves of a species of Pandanus. 



. Near this are plain ai:^d , ornamental sleeping mats, made in 

 Java, from \esL\es oi, Py,a?nar^llifolius, Roxb, (P. latifolius, 

 Jiumph). ' 



Note portion of steoiycofte^ and drawing of plant of P. 

 labyrinthicus, Kurz, from Sumatra and Java. 



In the lower part of the Crise are stems of P: odoi'ckissimus, 

 Lin. fil. ' ^-••- ->^'' ■ .,'•':. -t "'<■;■" '■ ■•'■■'■■■■ 



CASE No. 145. Chair mats, inade ila Ceylofaf of leaves -of ;17'. 



71. humilis, Rumph. : j V':' . '..„ . ;..,i;i(^j 



No. 146. Ornamental mat, from Siam^ made ofleavesijlf 

 P.HoulletiijCuTT, . t . 



Note also Betel boxes and ornamental sleeping; maty from 

 Java and Ceylon, made of the same leaves. 



