Its pus use locally for fishing lines and other purposes e i T 
most valuable and Jastine of 
shing Tate have 
Lagos.. A small specimen was received from Mr. Scott- 
2... 
Elliot Pon Sierra Leone, January 189; 
Messrs. IDE AND CHRISTIE to. fanr GARDENS, ‘Kew. 
72, Mark Lae: London, E e f 
A RS id June 23, 1891. Z 
x have your favour of yesterday's date with specimen of fibre 
said to de prepares from ke pinne of leaves of the Afri or oil ue 
VEM guineensis ; : 
‘This fibre has 
only from amall sample suc du t ha as er b 
“recel * quantity, “t to our knowl and "hence e n 
made with it. Some spin 
"dp packinity of : as great strength and finene 
and if ed spinnable we would value it at 500. to GOL. per ton tc 
in London | 
.. We should be pleased to learn there is a prospect of this fibre bd 
Hopes and sent home in quantity, so that its actual value Bye be 
ned, the small samples, mere handfuls, RAIN : 
d, afforded no means of arriving at t j 
We desire s haik you for ore. us also some trai pinnz. of Eleis i 
ineensis, Segre it will afford th I iter m s | easure if his exi 
(Sen de 
D. ss Ss — 
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