herewith 



. This Aloe fibre coim 



»S ivgi: 



ilarlj into 



and is quoted as woi 



•th about 14/. 



to \6l 



. per ton. 



2. Th. 



■ plant ynd, 



' 



■ dees i 





London market. 



evidently 



nlii .nv Manila liomp. Probably it is a species of Agave, closely allied 

 > that -. ielding the Sisal hemp of commerce. 

 3. [•]' order to determine the plant exactly, Mr. Thiselton-Dyer would 



v glad if the -■ • approve ol" a reference 



ii the subject to Her Majesty's Consul at Manila, with a request that ono 

 r two moderately largo leaves ol' the plant he forwarded in a dry box 

 -> thi- e>taoli-liiiient. In the ease of Agave leaves, it maybe mentioned 

 hat they travel very well it' packed in a perfectly dry state without soil 

 r nnv other mat- rial. If the box is pierced with holes to afford 

 ontilaiii.n all the belter. It would add to the interest of the specimens 

 " the C.'ousui eotdd add a few words in regard to the methods employed 



I have, &c. 

 Sir Villiers Lister, K C.M.G., (Signed) D. Morris. 



Foreign Office to Royal Gardens, Kew. 



Sir, Foreign Office, July 7, 1891. 



WiTn reference to your letter of the 8th of October last, I am 

 directed by the Marquis of Salisbury to request you to inform Mr. 



Thiselton-Dyer that Her Majesty's Consul at Manila reports that he 

 has forwarded to Kew CI aniens, under the charge of Captain Wilson, 

 of the s.s. " Barden Tower," a small box containing a lew leaves of the 

 Manila Alee plant (Maguay). 



The Assistant Director, I am, &C. 



Royal Gardens, Kew. (Signed) James Ferguson. 



Mr. Consul Gollan to Rotal Gardens, Kew. 



British Consulate, Manila, 

 Sik, May 20, 1891. 



I beg to inform you that under directions from the Foreign OfhYe 

 I, this day, forward to you a small box containing four leave- rf the 

 Manila Aloe (Maguay), which 1 trust may arrive in good condition and 

 answer the purpose you have in view. I enclose a few notes from Mr. 

 Osmond, a gentleman who is a considerable expert in such matter-, as to 

 the preparat ion of the fibre. 



I send, in the same box, a small specimen of rope of great strength 

 and durability made from another fibre called "Cabo Xegro."* 



(Signed) ' Alex. Goixan, 



Her Majesty's Consul. 



