ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 
BULLETIN 
OF 
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION, 
No. 141.] SEPTEMBER. [1898. 
DCXXIL—CHINA GRASS. 1891 ONWARDS. 
In OF articles* in the Kew Bulletin, the names China 
rass, Ramie, and Rhea, have been applied, a as had been customary, 
MA Minka to the products of Bæhmeria nivea and 
tenacissima. Itis now generally agreed to employ them with 
more rem 
CHIN A GRASS is obtained from Behmeria nivea, easily recog- 
nised by the white under side of the leaves, which yields an 
annual crop of stems in the open air, even in Englanc 
MIE or RHEA is obtained from B. tenacissima, which has the 
mature antes green underneath, and in this country can only be 
grown under glass. 
PARIS TRIALS. 
Trials of machines for the preparation of China grass were 
held at Paris in the years 1888, 1889, and 1891. 
The first were under the direction of the French Government ; 
the results were given in the Kew Bulletin for 1888 (pp. 213—980). 
The second were in Viger nime with the Paris Universal Exhibition 
of 1889; the results were also published in the Kew Bulletin 
deut pp. 968-278; 281-287), The third was not a Government 
* The previous NT that have TENUI in the J Kew Bulletin on this pos 
are as follows :— 
1, Previous history and an account of an industry started at Barcelona, Spain, 
1888, pp. 145-149. f 
mn "Report of the Concours Internationale de la Ramie, held at Paris, 1888, pp. 
3. CORPER of the present position of China grass and Ramie, 1888, pp. 
- 298. 
. Report of trials of Ramie machines at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 
1889, pp. PA PE - 
5. List of awards for the decortication of Ramie, made at the Exposition 
Ui niverselle, Paris, 1889, pp. 281-9287. 
ie leaves as a food for Silkworms, 1890, pp. 174-175. r^ i after- 
wards shown to be not well founded ; see “ Insect Life,” Vol, IIL., 
Note on a trial of methods and a appliances rh decortica ting org Preparing 
Ramie, held by the Société des Agriculteurs de France, 1891, pp. EE 7-278. 
shina grass at Menerio, 892, p. 251, 
9. Trials of Ramie machines at New Orleans, 1892, pp, 30: -306. 
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