TABLE OF CONTENTS, 
India abounds in Fibres; Hemp and Flax plants grown there. Culture of 
Fibrous Plants in India at the beginning of this century, p. 6; Results, 8; 
Present Exports, 9 ; Difficulty of introducing New Articles into Commerce, 
12. 
The nature of Fibre, p. 17; Preparation of, and of Cordage, 19; Twisting of 
Cordage, 20; Loss of Strength by Twisting, 22; Effects of Tar on 
Cordage, 24 ; Injurious effects of, 25. 
Arrangement of Fibrous Plants, p. 27. 
FIBRE OF ENDOGENOUS PLANTS (generally white). 
Preparation of the Fibre of Endogens, 29. 
GRASSES, SEDGES, ETC. 
Grasses used as Cordage, p. 30; Spartum and Esparto, 31; Moonja, Sara, 
Koosha. 
Sedges, p. 33. Calcutta Mats. Bhabhur Cordage. Bulrushes, 35. 
Screw Pines or Vacoa, p. 35. Nipa, called Nepah Palm. 
LILIACEOUS PLANTS. 
Pine-apple Tribe, p. 37. Penguin, Curratow, &c. Pine-apple in India, Singa- 
pore, and Islands, for weaving, p. 39; Pina cloth. Fibre for Cordage; 
strength of, 41. 
Pita or Agave, commonly called Aloe, p. 41; Cordage of, in America, in India; 
Experiments on, at Toulon, in Bengal, at Madras. True Aloes, 51. 
Moorva or Moorga Fibre, p. 51; ancient use of ; cultivated by Dr. Roxburgh ; 
compared with Hempen Rope; woven into Cloth; Strength of, as 
Rope, 56. 
Yucca Fibre, p. 57; New Zealand Flax, 57; Rushes, 60; Seetul Patee Mats 
60. 
PLANTAIN TRIBE. 
The Plantain and Banana Tribe, p. 61; Geographical Distribution of. 
Manilla Hemp (Musa textilis), p.64; Cordage and Cloth of. 
