(13; 
—Gleichenia Family). Native of the East Indies, and yielding a useful 
fiber. Acquired in 1901, on the Island of Singkep, by Mr. Percy Wilson, 
together with the following articles (Nos. 149-158) made from it. 
149. Crude Resam fiber.—Strips of fiber split from Resam. 
150. Kilog.—Fibers prepared from Resam splints. Specimens from the Philippine 
Islands. Presented by Theodore Miller. 
151. A finer quality of the same. 
152. A tin instrument, with perforations of graduated size, through which the 
Resam is drawn to produce splints of various sizes. 
153. Five stages in the manufacture of ornamental hats from Resam, worn on 
festal and holiday occasions. 
154. The same in finished state. 
155. Four unfinished cigar cases made of Resam. 
156. The same, finished. , 
157. Another style of same. 
158. Ordinary hat, ornamented with Resam. 
159. Nita.—Splints from the stem of Lygodium circinatum (Burm.) Sw. (Schize- 
aceae—Curly-grass Family). Native of the Philippine Islands. Presented 
by Theodore Miller. 
160. Jaguaya.—The stems of Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.) Bedd. (Polypodiaceae 
—Fern Family). Native of the Philippine Islands, and yielding a useful 
fiber. Same donor. 
161. Japanese rope made from the fibers of Thuja obtusa Moench. (Pinaceae— 
Pine Family.) Native of Japan. From the Field Museum of Natural 
History. 
162. Pine-wood braid.—Made from the bast-fibers of white pine, Pinus Strobus L. 
(Same family.) Native of North America. Used in the making of women’s 
hat-bodies. Presented by Edwin Sommerich, of New York. 
163. Unfinished hat-body made from same. Same donor. 
164. Bleached Cat-tail leaves——The bleached leaves of Typha angustifolia L. 
(Typhaceae—Cat-tail Family). Native of temperate regions. Specimens 
from Italy. Presented by Charles Civita. 
165. The same from the Philippine Islands. Presented by Theodore Miller. 
166. Cat-tail stems as prepared by the Pima Indians, of the western United States, 
for basket-making. Presented by D. T. MacDougal, 1902. 
Panpanus Propucts 
Pandanus, or Screw-pine, is a genus of plants in the 
Pandanaceae, or Screw-pine family, native of tropical regions 
and very largely employed in textile work. The tough 
leaves are employed, after removing their sharply-toothed 
edges, either entire or after being cut up into strips. 
167. Pandanus matting.—Woven from the leaves of an undetermined species of 
Pandanus from the Philippine Islands. Presented by F. A. Pacher. 
168. Pandanus broom.—Made from the leaves of Pandanus utilis Bory, by the 
natives of Madagascar. Deposited by Columbia University. 
