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assistance of Her Majesty’s Ambassador at Paris is sought to obtain 
specimens of the fibre, and of articles made from it, for the use of this 
establishment. 
add that any reasonable expenses incurred in procuring 
the specimens will be defrayed by this establishment in usual course. 
am C. 
Sir van Lister, K.C.M.G., (Signed) ’ D. MORRIS. 
Foreign Office, S.W. 
The SECRETARY OF EMBASSY, PARIS, to FOREIGN OFFICE. 
My LORD, Paris, July 16th, 1891. 
In receipt of your Lordship’s despatch, No. 81, of the 28th of 
April last, asking me to endeavour to procure for the Kew Gardens 
specimens of the fibre of the Genista juncea, and of articles manufactured 
from it, I addressed myself n msy: a yi of the Société d’Acclima- 
ec at 
woven from it; but he had written to , correspondent to obtain them, 
and hoped shortly to be able to send th This he has not yet done, 
although his letter was dated the 5th of Mey. 
have, &c. 
(Signed) E. H. EGERTON, 
The Marquis of Salisbury, K.G., for the Ambassador. 
&e. &e, &e. 
The SECRETARY OF EMBASSY, PARIS, to FOREIGN OFFICE. 
My LORD, Paris, Angust 8, 1891. 
WITH reference to the Earl of Lytton’s despatch, No. 295, of the 
16th alimo, andto your Lordship’s, No. 81, of the 28th ‘of April, trans- 
mitting the expression of the wish of the Director of the Royal Gardens 
at Kew to be furnished with products from the pe ele juncea, I have 
the honour to enclose herewith copy of a letter from the “ Muséum 
d’Histoire Naturelle,” to Monsieur Tisserand, of the Ministry of Agii: 
culture, to whom 1 had applied for information. 
This ie says that the textile said to be derived from this “genista ” 
is unknown in the competent departments, and that there has ered 
een a serifaeron on this subject in the publication of the Société d’Ac- 
climatation. It might be well, the latter adds, to submit to OET 
ihe rind of the Genista juncea, though this rind se not appear to 
possess the elements of strong or abundant textile 
I have, ko 
(Signed) Epw. H. EGERTON. 
The Marquis of Salisbury, K.G., 
&e. &e. &e. 
ROYAL GARDENS, KEW, to FOREIGN OFFICE. 
SIR, Royal Gardens, Kew, August 12, 1891. 
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 
August 10, transmitting a despatch from Paris (herewith returned) 
2. The matter is not perhaps of first rate importance. But it is the 
business of this establishment to study local industries based on the use 
of vegetable materials, as sooner or later they are sure to be the subject 
of public inquiry. 
