DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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or under certain favorable conditions it may yield a valuable fodder, for when young 

 the grass is tender and nutritious." (F. Lamson-Scribner .) See fig. 51. 



Structural Fiber. — This species has been employed in Labrador in the manu- 

 facture of table mats and baskets, and it might be worthy of consideration as a paper 

 stock. E. arenarius is one of the most useful basket grasses of the Aleutian island- 

 ers, though E. mollis and E. sibiricns are also 

 employed. Dr. O. T. Mason states that the 

 material js employed not only when macer- 

 ated and treated as hemp, but as a straw 

 plait, which is described as follows: 



The ornamentation on the outside of the 

 mats and baskets is formed by embroidering 

 on the surface with strips of the straw in- 

 stead of the macerated fiber, which forms 

 the body of the fabric. The einbroidtry 

 stitches in these, as in most savage basketry, 

 does not always pass through the fabric, but 

 are more frequently whipped on, the stitches 

 passing always between the two woof strands, 

 as in aresene embroidery, showing only on 

 the outside. There is no Chinese or Japa- 

 nese basket in the National Museum showing 

 this plaited weft. The grass of these Aleutian 

 wallets is exceedingly fine, the plaiting done 

 with exquisite care, the stitches being often 

 as fine as 20 to the inch, and frequently bits 

 of "colored worsted are embroidered around 

 the upper portion, giving a pleasing effect. 

 (Dr. 0. T.Mason.) 



Emajagua (Peru). 

 aceus. 



See Hibiscus tili- 



Embauba (Braz.). See Cecropia pel- 

 tata. 



FlG. bl.—Elymus arenarius. 



Embira (Braz.). See Xylopia sericea. 



The term has likewise been used in the sense of bark, usually with an affix, as 



Embira-ocu (see Lecythis). Sometimes written En vim. preta means the black 



embira. branca, Xylopia grandiflora, and Daphnopsis brasiliensis. 



Embirama. Same as the above, Xylopia. 

 Emblrussu (Braz.). See > Bombaoc pubescens. 

 Enea (Venez.). Typha angustifolia. 

 Enhalus koenigii. 



A genus of Hydrocharitacecv, this species being found in the Island of Celebes, where 

 •' it is highly valued for its fruit and for its fiber" (Savorgnan). 



Entada scandens. Leguminosce. 



A species of climbing plant native to the Tropics of both hemispheres, the tough 

 bark of which is claimed to be used in Ceylon for ropes. 



The pods of this species often measure 6 or 8 feet in length. The seeds are about 

 2 inches across by ■£ an inch thick, and have a hard, woody, and beautiful polished 



