ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 

BULLETIN 
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION, 

No. 3.] MARCH. (1887. 

FIBRE PLANTS, 
Tt is proposed in the following notes to deal briefly'with fibres derived 
from tropical endogenous or monocotyledonous plants which yield what 
are known in commerce as Sisal Hemp, Manila Hemp, Bowstring 
Hemp, and perp Hemp. These are used chiefly for rope making 
and cordage, and are to be ar from flax, cotton, and other 
fibres used purely for URD e pu 
reasing in t taken in fibre plants and the 
numerous oriire made to tis "eatablighitidet on the subject render 
it very desirable to place within reach of cultivators in India and the 
Colonies a summary of information on the subject. 

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