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makers rendered sufficiently high as to come into 

 competition with the highest class of paper-making 

 materials. We believe that it is only the low yield 

 which prevents an extended use of Adansonia. We 

 should estimate the value of such products between 

 £6 and £12 a ton ; but careful preparation might 

 secure even higher prices." 



Reporting on the Sida rJwmbifolia exhibited in the 

 Queensland Section of the Colonial and Indian Ex- 

 hibition, Messrs. Cross and Bevan remark : — 



" This contains some very fine specimens of Jute, 

 and also of the fibre of Sida rhombifolia, the latter 

 being especially noteworthy. These fibres are similar 

 in their main characteristics ; but while they may be 

 classed together, the Sida is unquestionably superior. 

 This is shown, first, by comparison of chemical 

 composition, the results of analyses of the raw fibres 

 being as follows : — 



" The Cellulose in either case is obtained in the 

 form of ultimate fibres of the normal type, the 

 average length being 2 mm. in both, the diameter 

 0,015 mm. 



