xu CONTENTS. 
Plantain Fibre (Musa paradisiaca), p. 69; Preserved Plantains ; Plantain Meal ; 
Chemical Analyses; Cultivation of Plant; Preservation of Fruit, Meal ; 
Preparation of Meal and of Fibre; Cost of producing; Plantain Paper 
aud Cordage. 
PALMS, 2 
Palms, p.91; their Distribution and Uses. Canes and Rattans; Palmetto ; 
Date tree; Chattah pat; Palmira; Talipat. 
Ejoo or Gomuto, and Kittul or Black Vegetable Bristles, p. 99; durability. 
Cocoa-nut Palm, p. 102; in Laccadives, Malabar; Uses of; Toddy; Oil; 
Fibre or Coir; Cordage and Cables of, at Bengal and Bombay. 
Exports of Cocoa-nut Products, p. 119. Other useful Palms, 123. 
General Observations on Fibre of Endogens, p. 125. 
FIBRE OF EXOGENOUS PLANTS (Brown Fibres). 
Exogens, p. 129; Structure of; Fibre of. Objections to Indian Fibres; valu- 
able properties of ; defective preparation of. 
FLAX. 
Flax and Linseed, p. 135; Importance of; Imports and Consumption. 
The Flax Plant and its Products, p. 142; Composition of Linseed; of Linseed 
_ Oil. 
Chemical Constituents of Flax Plant and of Flax Soils, p. 146. 
Culture of Flax, p. 152; Climate suited to; Directions for Culture, by 
Royal Irish Society, 155 ; Observations on Culture of Flax, 159; Profits 
of, in Great Britain, 162. 
Report on the Culture of Flax in India, p. 163; Experiments in 1840-41; 
Effects of Indian Climate and Culture on Flax Plant; Proposed Sites for 
New Experiments, 171. 
Analysis of former Experiments, p. 172,181; at Shahabad, by Flax Society, 
&c. Practical Instructions for Culture of Flax in Bengal, by Mr. Deneef, 
Belgian Farmer, 175. 
English Reports on Indian-grown Flax, p. 181. Observations on Results 
of Experiments, 184. Culture in other parts of India, 186; Saugur and 
Nerbudda, Madras, Bombay, Bundlecund, Northern Doab, in Punjab. 
Report on First Produce in Punjab, 195. Directions for Culture in 
Punjab, 196. Culture in Sindh, 197. 
Separation and Preparation of Flax Fibre, p.199; by Royal Flax Society ; 
Schenck’s Process; Dr. Hodges on Changes ; Watt’s Process ; Report on. 
Composition of Steep-water, &c., p. 208; Buchanan’s Process, Pownall’s. 
Chemical Processes for Separating Flax, p. 213. 
Mechanical Processes by Hand, with Woodcuts, p. 216. 
Mechanical Processes for Separating Flax by Machinery, p. 220; Hill and 
Bundy’s; Dickson’s Machine; Davy’s; Heckling. 
Exports of Linseed from India, p. 227. Imports of Flax, Tow, and Linseed 
into Great Britain, 229. Conclusion, 231. 
