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where the long orange-coloured leaves are used by the natives CASE 

 to weave strong belts. 81. 



Note also in lower part of the Case a sleeping mat, and 

 mat holder, rice bag, and sweetmeat tray of Scirpus grossusy 

 Lin. f., all from Ceylon. 



No. 158. Pack saddle, as used in Guernsey for conveying 

 the vraic or wrack from the sea shore. The outside of the 

 saddle is made from the culms of S. lacustris, L., sub-sp. 

 Tahernccmontanif Gmel., the inside of Cyperus lonyus. 



No. 159. Great Coat from Portugal, made of rushes CASE 

 [Scirptis lacustris). 82. 



Observe baskets, beehive, horse collar, hassock, &c., made 

 in Norfolk of the Bouldeu or Bulrush {Scirpus lacustris). 



In the bottom of this Case, note shoes made of rushes CASK 

 {Scirpus lacustris)^ used in Denmark when thrashing buck- 83. 

 wheat to prevent the seeds being crushed. 



No. 160. Mat of very fine workmanship, probably made 

 of the culms of Lepironia mucronata. Rich., at Kanghua, 

 West Coast of Corea, obtained from the King's palace. 



Observe mats such as are used by boat people in China to 

 cover cargoes with ; also Chinese dollar bag, made of Lepi- 

 ronia inucronata. 



Tn the upper part of the Case is a rope such as is in common CASE 

 use in Florence, made of Schcenus nigricans, L., and also a 84. 

 basket from Queensland made of the culms of Schcenus 

 melanostachyusy R. Br. 



Observe paper and cloth made from Cotton Gkass 

 {Eriophorum polystachyon, L.), a British plant found in wet 

 bogs and on turfy moors. 



Near this is a table mat, made by the natives of the Wimmera, 

 South-east Australia, of the culms of Lepidosperma squa- 

 7natumy Lab. 



Observe also a basket made by the same people of L. 

 JUiforme, Lab. 



Also a leaf of Victorian Reed {L. gladiatum. Lab.), in 

 troduced at one time for paper making. Here is also a l)ag 

 from New South Wales, made of the Bdckie Rush {Cladium 

 glomeratumy R. Br.), and a mounted specimen of the plant, 

 and a Rice cooling tray and sleeping mat from Colorobo, 

 Ceylon, made of the culms of Cladium rtparium, Bth. var. 

 crassa (Baumea crassa, Thw.). 



