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the names African fiber and Crin vegetal. It is a species of palmetto, and is allied to 

 the saw or scrub palmetto of Florida and the Southern States. 



Structural Fiber. — Samples of the fiber were received from the Algerian section, 

 W. C. E., 1893, and included the twisted ropes of raw fiber, both black and white, 

 as imported, with specimens of cordage, vegetable curled hair, etc. The leaves of 

 the plant are shredded, and the twisting into strands crinkles the fiber so that ic 

 forms a substitute for curled hair proper. 1,000 to 2,000 tons a year are imported 

 into this country, in the form of "rope," worth not over $25 per ton, though when 

 "picked " or opened, the consumer pays double this price; used as a mattrass fiber. 

 See Serenoa serrulata, the allied American species. 



* Specimens. — Field Col. Mus. ; U. S. Nat. Mus. ; Mus. IT. S. Dept. Ag. 



Chanvre (Fr.). Cannabis sativa. 

 Charcoal tree (Ind.). See Trema orientalis. 

 Cheirostemon platanoides. 



A Mexican tree belonging to the Sterculiacew ; found also in Guatemala and trop- 

 ical South America. Its ancient Mexican name is Macpalxochitlqualiuitl, and its 

 Peruvian name Huampo. "The fiber, from the bark, is used by the Indians for 

 garments" {A. Dorca). 



Chenga. (Afr.). See Brachystegia. 



Chiendent (Fr.). See Epicampes macroura. 



Chikti (Hind.). Triumfetta rkomboidea. 



Chikun (Beng.). See Trema orientalis. 



Chilima (Peru). 



This is the native name of a species of Bombax, the bark of which is said by Dorca 

 to yield a very strong fiber. 



China grass (see Boelimeria nivea). 



China jute (see Abutilon avicennw). 



Chinbaune (Burm.). See Hibiscus sabdarijfa. 



Chinela (Peru). See Caladium. 



Ch'ing Ma. China Jute. Abutilon avicennw. 



Chin pat (Ind.). See Crotalaria juncea. 



Chip. 



The trade name of thin strips or shavings of willow and poplar used, when braided, 

 as millinery trimmings, or material for hats. 



Chiquechique (Venez.). See Attalea funifera. 

 Chitrang (Ind.). See Trema orientalis. 

 Chlorogalum pomeridianum. Soap Plant. 



Endogen Uliacece 



California, in the valleys and foothills from the upper Sacramento to Monterey and 

 Santa Barbara. The bulb is 1 to 4 inches in diameter, covered with a thick coat of 

 coarse dark or brownish fibers resembling the coir of the cocoanut. Recommended 

 for culture in Victoria. 



Structural Fiber. — " These fibers are light, elastic, of good strength, and durable. 

 They have been separated from the bulbs, especially by the Chinese, and used as hair 



