146 USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. 



material is available by thousands of tons on periodically flooded river flats, swampy 

 depressions, and other moist localities where a continued harvest of the plant can 

 not possibly exhaust the soil. (Dr. Ferd. von Mueller). 



Of this plant (under the name of C. textilis) Spon says: "It is the best indigenous 

 fiber plant in Australia, and is likewise notable as being with ease converted into 

 pulp for good writing paper." 



Cypress, of Xorth Carolina. Taxodium distichum. 



Cytisus scoparius. Broom. 



A leguminous species of shrub better known as yielding a dyestuff. Has been 

 recommended as a paper stock. The statement that it was formerly employed in 

 Italy and south France in textile fabrics is doubted, though Savorgnan includes it 

 in his work under the name Gineslra da Granate. the bark of which yields an indif- 

 ferent fiber. Probably has been confused with the Gintstra di Spagna, or Sjjartium 

 junceum, whieh has been used for fabrics for ag - 



Dab grass (see Eragrostis cynosuroides). 



Daedalia quercina | see under Fomes). 



Daemia extensa. 



Exogen. Asclepiadacea . Shrubby climber. 



Hotter parts of India. Distributed to Afghanistan. Malay Peninsula. A common 

 weed in the Deccan. 



Bast Fiber. — The stems supply a fine and strong fibrous material, which has been 

 recommended as a substitute for flax. "A very pretty fiber, sometimes used for fish- 

 ing lines " ( Watt). Said to have been awarded a medal at the Madras Exhibition, 1895. 



Dagassa (Ind.). EJeusine eoracana. 



Dagger plant. Yucca spp. 



Daguilla (Span.). See Lagetta. 



Dais cotinifolia. Afkicax Button Flower. 



Exogen. Thymela-avea. A large tree. 

 Cape of Good Hope. Cultivated in Australia. " The bark is very tough. A val- 

 uable yellow. dye has been extracted from the bark at the Melbourne Botanic Gar- 

 dens." Other plants of the genus are found in the subtropical portions of Asia. 

 This species is referred to by Dr. Guilfoyle, who states that it produces a fiber of 

 fine quality. 



Damajagua (Ecuad.). See Hibiscus tiliaceus. Also written Huamaga, 



Damagua. and Emajagua. 



Damajuhato Pern). See Gouratari tauari. 

 Daphne cannabina. The >epal Paper Plant. 



S yii. I)aph n e }> apyra cea . 



Exogen. ThymeUiaceo:. Shrub, or small tree. 

 An India species, native of the Himalayas, which is said to supply the raw material 

 of the well-known Nepal paper. Said to thrive only near the oak. 



Bast Fiber.— The inner bark, when prepared like hemp, affords a very superior 

 paper, particularly adapted to cartridge manufacture. "The process of making 

 paper from this plant is thus described in the Asiatic Researches : After scraping tin- 

 outer surface of the bark, what remains is boiled in water with a Bmall quantity of 

 oak ashes, After the boiling it is washed and beaten to a pulp on a stone. It is then 



