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638. Rope made from the preceding. Same source and donor. 
639. Black withe branches. The branches of Serjania polyphylla (L.) Radlk. 
(Sapindaceae—Soapberry Family). Native of the West Indies. Acquired 
by N. L. Britton at St. Jan, West Indies, in 1912. 
640-642. Baskets made from the preceding. Same source and donor. 
643. Emajagua bark.—The bark of Muntingia Calabura L. (Elaeocarpaceae— 
Elaeocarpus Family). Native of tropical America. Acquired at Holguin, 
Cuba, by J. R. Towne. 
644. Bast-fibers from the preceding. Used for tying bundles of tobacco and cigars. 
Same source and donor. 
THE BASSWOOD FAMILY (Tiliaceae) 
Jute Exuisit 
The jute plant is the product of Corchorus capsularis L. 
and C. olitorius L., native of Asia and cultivated for their 
fiber in all tropical countries. Jute is the bast-fiber from 
the bark of the stems. The processes of preparing it 
from the stem are very similar to those described for the 
preparation of hemp. 
645. The seed-pods of the jute plant. 
646. Jute fiber from the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore Miller. 
647. Crude jute fiber. Presented by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
648.4 Light-colored crude jute fiber. 
649. Dark-colored crude jute fiber. 
650. Carded light-colored jute. 
651. Unfinished jute sewing twine. 
652. Jute yarn in hank. 
653. The same on spool. 
654. Dark-colored cut jute twine.—Twine cut into convenient lengths for use. 
655. Finished light-colored commercial twine. 
656. Unfinished light-colored hop twine. Used for tying hop-plants to their poles. 
657. Finished dark-colored commercial twine. 
658. Light-colored jute packing. 
659. Dark-colored blocking cord. 
660. Sash cord. 
661. Jute fiber. Deposited by Columbia University. 
662.12 Basswood mat.—Made of the bast-fibers of the bark of Tila parviflora 
Boiss. Native of the Orient. 
663. Rope made from the preceding. 
664. Dyed rope from same. 
11 Numbers 648-660 comprise a series of specimens representing the crude and 
manufactured products of jute, presented by Travers Bros., of N. Y. City. 
12 Numbers 662-674 were presented by the Field Museum of Natural History. 
