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while with the long cells of Linwm and Cannabis the tips 
are hard to find. 
The most marked peculiarity of the jute cell is, how- 
ever, its canal, which varies markedly in diameter, at one 
point occupying a large part of the cell and then shrink- 
ing to an almost invisible line (Fig. 35). 
7. Ramie.—Ramie or China grass is the product of a 
low shrub, Behmeria nivea, indigenous to China, Japan, 
and the Philippine Islands. Its fibre is long and lustrous, 
Fic. 36.—Ramie. (After Hassack.) 200 diameters. 
stronger probably than any other fibre; “it is used for 
making sail-cloth and for other special purposes. The 
cells of ramie (Fig. 36) are easily distinguished by their 
great length, sometimes reaching 50 cm., and by their 
flat ribbon-like structure. In cross-section they are 
