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USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. 



Ake-iri (Torubalaud). See Urena lobata. 

 Akia (Hawaii). WiTcstroemia viridijlora. 

 Akpako (Yorubalaiid). Rcvphia v in if era. 

 Alfa (Alg.). See Stipa tenacissima. 

 Alafia sp. 



This creeper grows wild, Yorubalanci, west Africa, where it is called Agbari-citu ; 

 species not identified. 



Bast Fiber. — The stems are used to make a coarse rope for tying rafters, in 



house construction. (Kew Bull., 1891, p. 208.) 



Albardine (Alg.). See Lygeum spartum. 

 Algae. See Seaweeds. 

 Albero (It.) = Tree. 



del pane, Artocarpus incisa; della seta, 



Asclepias fruticosa (now Gomphocarpus fruticosus). 



Algodon (Sp.). See Gossypium. 

 Ali (Ind.). See Lin urn usitatissimum. 

 Allaeanthus zeylanicus. 



Exogen. Uriicaceoe. A tree. 



Native of Ceylon, 1,000 to 2,000 feet elevation, 

 where the plant is known as Allandoo-gas. 



Fiber. — The inner hark furnishes a very tough 

 liber, employed in many native uses. 



Allandoo-gas. See AUccanthns zeylanicus. 

 Aln kabel (Ceyl.). See Musa sapientum. 

 Alnus nitida. 



Exogen. Beiulucece. A large tree. 

 Native Indian names. — Shral, sarali, etc. 

 Found in the Himalayas, 1,000 to 9,000 feet ele- 

 vation ; principal value for dyeing and tanning. 



Fiber. — The natives employ the young twigs in 

 rope hridges and for tying loads, etc. ; also used for 

 making "baskets. (Die. Ec. Prod. Ind., Vol. I, p. 

 \ J 177. 



m Alocasia macrorrhiza. See Arum. 



■Dp Ai ° e - 



FlG. 18.- 



• Leaves of Florida Agave (spe- 

 cies unidentified). 



Tbe American 



Agave americana : 



tbe 



lace, the Lace of Fayal made from this species; 



Bastard . or False , A. vivipera : 



leaved Adam's needle, Yucca aloifolia. Savorgnan gives boemica as a common 



Italian name of J. americana. See also Aloe vera. 



Aloes. 



The name is usually applied to the hitter extract from the leaves of certain species 



of Aloe, valued in pharmacy. Barbados and Indian , Aloe vera. Also applied 



to fiber plants , veri, Furcraa gigantea; the word is used by tbe French to des- 



ignate Agave americana, though Bernardin states that it is a French generic term 

 applied to the Agaves generally. 



