(HS) 
219-220. Two covered baskets made of Pandan tikar. 
221. Unfinished belt-bag, used for carrying betel nuts and tobacco. 
222. The same, finished. 
223. The same of a different style. 
224-226. Three covers, for protecting food against insects, made of Pandan tikar. 
227. Fruit-basket of Pandan tikar. 
228. Menkuang.—The leaves of Pandanus atrocarpus Griffith, in their natural state. 
This and its products are from Singkep Island. 
229. Strips cut from Menkuang leaves. 
230-231. Two coarse mats made from the preceding. 
232. An unfinished, finer mat of the same. 
233. The same, finished. 
234-235. Sheets made from entire leaves of Menkuang, used for screens, sails, 
sides of houses, etc. 
236. Unfinished money-bags used by Malays for carrying copper coins. 
237. The same, finished. 
238. The same, of finer quality. 
239-241. Three coarse hats for women, made of Menkuang. 
242. The same, for men, ornamented with resam fiber. 
243. Unfinished, coarse, covered clothes hamper, made of Menkuang. 
244-246. Three of the same, finished. 
247. Ornamented form of the same. 
248. Unfinished, coarse, covered work-basket made of Menkuang. 
249. The same, finished. 
250-251. The same, with cover. 
252-254. Finer quality of the same, ornamented. From the island of Malacca. 
255. Eel-grass—The stems and leaves of Zostera marina L. (Natadaceae—Eel- 
grass Family). Native of Atlantic and Pacific coasts. 
256. Sheathing made of eel-grass.—Used for screens. Donated by Samuel Cabot, 
of Boston, Massachusetts. 
THE GRASS FAMILY? (Gramineae) 
257. Corn stalks in fruit—The stalks of Zea Mays L. Native of tropical America 
and everywhere cultivated, except in cold countries. 
258. Corn-tassels.—The staminate or male inflorescence of the same plant. 
259. Corn husks.—The leafy covering of the ears or fruits of corn. 
260. Hat braid made from corn husks.—Made by the natives of New Providence, 
Bahama Islands. Donated by Mrs. N. L. Britton. 
261. Corn cobs.—The rachis from which the grain has been removed. 
262. Corn feathers.—The chaff or scales cut from the surface of corn cobs. Do- 
nated by W. H. Gregg, of North Topeka, Kansas. 
263. Pillow stuffed with corn feathers—Same donor. 
264-271. Samples of broom corn.—The tops or inflorescence of a variety of Holcus 
Sorghum L., developed by selection and breeding for its value in broom- 
making. Native of Old World tropics and widely cultivated. Other 
7 Headings of this kind are used where there are several exhibits belonging to 
the same family. 
