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of Florida Keys and the Bahama Islands. Acquired at Inagua, Bahamas, 
by G. V. Nash and Norman Taylor in 1904. 
367. Thrinax rope.—Made from the leaf-fibers of a species of Thrinax. Native of 
the West Indies. Acquired by G. V. Nash at Palate, Haiti, in 1905. 
368. Thrinax bag. Made of the leaflets of a palm, probably a Thrinax. Native 
of the West Indies. Acquired by G. V. Nash at Palate, Haiti, in 1905. 
369-370. Latanier hats—Made from the leaf-fibers of a West Indian species of 
Thrinax. Obtained by G. V. Nash in Haiti, in 1905. 
371. Silver-thatch rope-—Made from the leaf-fibers of thesilver that ch palm. 
Coccothrinax argentea (Lodd.) Sarg. Native of tropical America. Acquired 
by N. L. Britton, at Cat Island, Bahamas, in February, 1907. 
372. Palm basket.—Made of the leaves of the same plant. Acquired at White- 
lands, Cat Island, Bahamas, by Britton and Millspaugh in February, 1907. 
373- Leaf strips of the same plant. Native of Florida and the Bahamas. Ac- 
quired at Bimini Cays, Bahamas, by M. A. Howe, in 1904. 
374. Braid made from the preceding. Same source and donor. 
375. Hat made from the preceding. Same source and donor. 
376. The leaflets of a species of Coccothrinax. Acquired by J. A. Shafer at Hol- 
guin, Cuba, in April 1909. 
377-378. Daraguano rope, of two sizes. Made of the fibers of the preceding. 
Same source and donor. 
379. Buri palm hat.—Made of strips from the leaves of the Buri palm, probably 
Corypha elata Roxb. Native of eastern Asia. Acquired at Balinag, prov- 
ince of Bulican, Luzon, Philippine Islands, by C. B. Robinson, where it is 
largely used in making many articles. 
380. Buri.—Strips cut from the preceding. Acquired in the Philippine Islands 
and presented by Theodore Miller. 
381. Buri rafia.—Raffia made from the same leaves. Same source and donor. 
382. Calasiao splints——Splint from the leaf-stem of the same plant. Same source 
and donor. 
383. Buntal.—Fiber prepared from the same leaves. Same source and donor. 
383.1-383.4. Palmetto brushes-—Made from the stems of Sabal Palmetto (Walt.) 
R. & S. Native of the southeastern United States. Acquired in Miami, 
Florida, by J. K. Small. 
383.5. Rope made from the same. From Watling Island, Bahamas. 
383.6-383.7. Mexican sopladores or fire-fans.—Made from the leaf-fiber of a species 
of Sabal. Native of Mexico. Acquired in Mexico by J. N. Rose in 1gor. 
383.8-383.9. Palmetto fans—Made from the leaves of the dwarf palmetto, Sabal 
glabra (Mill.) Sarg. Native of Florida. Acquired in Miami, Florida, by 
Mrs. N. L. Britton, April, 1903. 
383.10. Palm-leaf braid——Made from the leaves of Sabal Blackburniana Glazebrook. 
Native of Bermuda. Acquired at Harrington Sound, Bermuda, and pre- 
sented by Miss Rose Wilkinson, in 1912. 
383.11. The same, presented by N. L. Britton. 
384-386. Unfinished hats of palm leaves.—Made of the leaves of Sabal causiarum 
(O. F. Cook) Beccari. Native of Porto Rico, West Indies. Acquired by 
Percy Wilson, in 1902. 
387. Ornamental palm basket.—Woven from the leaf-fibers of a species of Sabal, 
