896 
Culture of Flax in Bengal, 175 
in Punjab, 195 
Hemp in Europe, 319, 333 
in India, 321, 323 
Jute, 245, 248 
Rheea fibre, 359 
Sunn, 272 
Curratow, 37, 38 
Cutthalay nar, strength of, 810 
Cyperacezz, 33 
Cyperus tegetum, 33, 387 
Dab, 32 
Daphne Bholua, 312 
cannabina, 311, 312, 392 
eriocephala, 312 
Lagetta, 311 
Mezereum, 312 
odora, Thunb., 312 
Date Palm, 91, 96 
Davy’s machine, 224 
Deckanee Hemp, 254 
Dephal, 341 
Dew-retting, 199, 336 
Dhak, 297 
Dhara, 246 
Dhenkee, 33 
Dhenroos, 259 
Dhuncha, 295 
Dhunchee Fibre, 293, 391 
produce, 294 
value of, 295 
Dhundain, 293 
Dhunicha, 293 
Dhunsha, 293 
Dickson’s machine, 223 
Difficulties in introducing new mate- 
rials, 12 
Djurnang, 95 
Dogbanes, 302 
Dombeya umbellata, 266 
Dom Rheea, 363, 364 
Double Cocoa-nut, 124 
Doum Palm, 124 
Dragon Cane, 95 
Dragon’s blood, 95 
Durma Mats, 32 
Dwarf Palm, 91 
Echatal, 303 
Edueation, defects of, 10 
Eee-gyot shaw, 239 
Hjoo Fibre, 99, 100 
durability of, 102 
Palm, 91 
Elis guineensis, 103 
Elasticity of Fibre, 332 
INDEX. 
Endogens, 28 
Fibre of, general observa- 
tions on, 125 . 
preparation of Fibre, 29 
Eriophorum, 34 
cannabinum, 34, 389 
Esparto, 31, 32, 270 
Evim pannah, 98 
Exogenous plants, Fibres, 129 
structure, 130 
Exogens, 28 
strength of Fibre, 131 
Exports, Cocoa-nut products, 120 
from India, 299 
in 1850-51, ¢ 
unny bags, 251 
eee Ani 251 
linen, 139 
Linseed, 9, 227, 228 
Hemp, 339 
Fana, 65 
Fibre, botanical nature of, 17 
of Endogens, general observa- 
tions on, 125 
preparation of, 2° 
of Exogens, 129 
strength of, 131 
-yielding plants, attempts to in- 
troduce, 6 
Fibres, durability of, 102 
elasticity of, 332 
preparation of, 28, 29, 78, 125, 
199, 245, 248, 273, 321, 
333, 359, 363 
strength of, 49, 56, 88, 131, 
268, 277, 287, 310, 331, 
332, 355, 364, 372, 375 
Fibrous plants, arrangement of, 27 
Ficus, 343 
Fig-tree bark, 343 
Filo de pita, 43 
Flax, 135 
Breaking, 217 
Buchanan’s process, 210 
Chemical processes for separa- 
ting, 213 
Cotton, 215 
cost of, in India, 185 
culture, 137, 152, 154 
in Bengal, 168 
Bombay, 188 
Bundlecund, 189 
Doab, 189 
India, 163 
general observa- 
tions on, 159 
