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erases. 
e the sitet for a day’s work, based on thie fone ye short 
running, are mo misleading, ti p interesting to note that the output 
of the Kauffman machine, dur e 42 minutes of continuous work 
before it oboe, represents 4 743. i of green stalks in 10 hours of 
continuous action, ora little over 2 tons, with an output of 1,257 pounds 
of wet ribbons, equal to about 420 pounds of dry ribbons, which wei ight 
would be considerably reduced after the loose hurds and woody matter 
remaining in the ribbons produced by this machine had boaii eli thiantod. 
“ In like manner, were the J. reen machine to run cect 
for 10 Scie turning out ribbons at the rate of speed shown when 
actual operation (that is, deducting the 67 minutes ~ in pirer iya 
and re-adjustment) the output would have shown a ca acity of 4,821 
pounds of stalks and 1,232 pounds of wet ribbons, equal to about 410 
pounds of dry ribbons. But, as shown, both machines were unable to 
finish the 500 pounds of stalks weighed out to each for the tria 
“The results vf the New Orleans trials are satisf actory as far as they 
have demonstrated the status of the machines entered, and established an 
American record tbat gives a starting poin future comparison, as 
the results of other trials are made known. It is to be regretted, how- 
ever, that a 1l number of machines not representec. Int 
ine 
though I shall endeavour to cover the whole ground in a special report, 
Bulletin No. 5, Fibre Investigations, to be issued at an early date.” 
The trials with Jute stems were very similar in their results to those 
noted in the case of Ramie ste There was no conclusive evidence 
stalks in 20 minutes, yielding 32 pounds of wet ribbons he ribbons 
were described as “ well delignated with a very smail percentage of 
woody waste. The fibre occasionally was somewhat broken. 
Sea Deanne ier bist noone on 
XXX.—CHINA GRASS. 1891 ONWARDS. 
[K. B., 1898, pp. 209-224. ] 
In former articles in the Kew Bulletin, the names China grass, 
CHINA GRASS is obtained from Behmeria nivea, easily recognised by 
the white under side of the leaves, which yields an paced crop of stems 
in the ap air, even in England. 
RAMIE or RHEA is Seinä d from B. tenacissima, which ha; the 
mature ose green underneath, and in this country can only be grown 
under glass 
PARIS TRIALS. 
Trials of machines for the prepone of China grass were held at 
Paris in the years 1858, 1889, a ase 
he first were under the ane of the French Government; the 
ree were given in the Kew Bulletin for 1888 (pp. 273-280). nie 
