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THE PANAMA HAT-PALM FAMILY (Cyclanthaceae) 
468. Coarse Panama straw.—Coarse strips cut from the leaves of Carludovica 
jamaicensis Lodd. Native of Jamaica. Used in hat-making. Presented 
by William Fawcett, October 4, 1902. 
469. Fiber split from same. Same source and donor. 
470. A finer quality of the same. Same source and donor. 
471. An unfinished Panama hat made from the same. Same source and donor. 
472. Panama straw.—From the leaves of Carludovica palmata R & P. Native of 
Central and South America. From Guatemala. Presented by the Phila- 
delphia Museums. 
473. Carludovica leaf fiber. Deposited by Columbia University. 
474. Jipijapa fiber. Another specimen of the preceding. From the Field Museum 
of Natural History. 
475-477. The same, bundled ready for marketing. Same donor. 
478. The same from Peru. From J. J. Crooke, through Columbia University. 
479. Beginning of a Panama hat. Presented by T. Salraacler. 
480. Air roots.—The aerial roots of a plant in the Araceae or Arum family. Native 
of the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore Miller. 
THE PINEAPPLE FAMILY (Bromeliaceae) 
481. Pineapple-leaf fiber—From the leaves of the pineapple plant, Ananas Ananas 
(L.) Lyons. Native of Brazil and cultivated in all warm countries. Grown 
in Siam. From the Philadelphia Museums. 
482. The same, from the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore Miller. 
483. Pinguin fiber.—From the leaves of Bromelia Pinguin L. Native of the West 
Indies. Deposited by Columbia University. 
484. Caraguata fiber—From the leaves of a species of Caraguata. Native ot 
Paraguay and adjacent Argentina. From Argentina, through the Phila- 
delphia Museums. 
485. Florida moss.—The entire plant of Dendropogon usneoides (L.) Raf. Native 
of tropical America. Used for stuffing mattresses. From Florida, through 
the Philadelphia Museums. 
THE RUSH FAMILY (Juncaceae) 
486. Rush stems.—The stems of Juncus effusus L. Native of the northern 
hemisphere. From California. Presented by the Goodall Matting Co., of 
Kennebunk, Maine. 
487. The same, grown under cultivation in Japan. Same donor. 
488. Matting made from the preceding. Same donor. 
THE LILY FAMILY (Liliaceae) 
489. Xerophyllum leaves.—The leaves of Xerophyllum tenax Nuttall. Native of 
the western United States. Acquired in California and presented by Valery 
Harvard. 
490. Fancy hat made from the preceding and ornamented with the lustrous fibers 
of Adiantum pedatum L. and the reddish fibers of Woodwardia radicans (L.) 
