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THE BOMBAX FAMILY (Bombacaceae) 
691. Ceibon.—Sections of the stem of Bombax emarginata A. Richard. Native 
of Cuba. Acquired at Banos de San Vicente, Cuba, in 1910, by N. L. 
Britton. 
692. Crude fiber from the inner bark of the preceding. Used for packing tobacco 
in bales. Same source and donor. 
693. A finer quality of the same, from Guam, Cuba. Same donor. 
694. Bombax stem and fiber. From an undetermined species of Bombax. 
695. Balsa-wood fiber. The bark-fiber of a species of Ochroma. Deposited by 
Columbia University. 
THE COLA-NUT FAMILY (Sterculiaceae) 
696. The bark-fiber of Sterculia pallens L. Acquired by John Torrey and deposited 
by Columbia University. 
697. Abroma fiber.—The fiber of Abroma angusta L.f. Native of the East Indies. 
698. Anabo. The same from the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore 
Miller. 
699. Lace-bark tree.—Sections of the stem of Lagetta Lintearia Lam. (Thy- 
melaeaceae—Mezereon Family). Native of Jamaica. The inner bark has 
been separated into layers of bast-fibers, and woven into an ornamental 
whip. Presented in 1902 by William Fawcett. 
700. Bark of the preceding. From the same donor. 
701. The layers of bast-fibers of the preceding, separated for use in the decoration 
of hats and for similar purposes. Same donor. 
701.1'%-701.2. Broad strips and coarse thread twisted from them. 
701.3-701.4. Narrower strips and finer thread. 
701.5-701.6. Still narrower strips and finer thread. 
701.7. A dozen handkerchiefs made of this material. 
701.8-701.9. Two shirts made of the same material. 
702. The bark of a species of Daphne. (Same family). Native of Europe and Asia. 
Used in paper making. From Japan, through the Philadelphia Museums. 
703. Canadian hemp.—The fibrous stem of Apocynum cannabinum L. (A pocynaceae 
—Dogbane Family). Native of North America. Used as a substitute for 
hemp. Collected and presented by Edwin Munsterburg. 
714. Unicorn pods.—The pods of a species of Martynia (Martyniaceae—Unicorn- 
pod Family). Native of the southwestern United States. ‘The fibers of 
this pod are used in weaving, for decorative effects. Acquired in Arizona, 
by D. T. MacDougal. 
715. Ornamental basket—Made by the Pima Indians of Arizona and decorated 
with the dark-colored fibers of the preceding. Same donor. 
13 701.I-701.9 comprise a series representing the Japanese Papier-silk and 
articles made of it. This is a very thin and strong tissue paper made of the wood 
of Edgeworthia Gardnert Meissn. (Same family as of the preceding), native of 
eastern Asia. The paper is cut into strips of different widths for making thread 
or yarn of different degrees of fineness. These strips are twisted into threads, 
which are then woven into fabrics, the warp consisting of genuine silk. Presented 
by the Japan Paper Yarn Co., of Tokio, Japan. 
