170 USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. 



Furcraea longaeva. 



"This species Inhabits the mountains of Guatemala and Mexico at about 1,000 feet. 

 It is recorded a> liber producing.'' (Spon.) I have not met with species in any 

 Central and South American collections, or noted any mention of it in the liber 

 literature of tropical America that has come under my notice. 



Furcraea tuberosa. Cabulla. 



A .-ample of this fiber, somewhat resembling Sisal hemp, was exhibited in the 

 Costa Rican collection, W. C. E., 1893. It is employed as a textile. 



Fucus see under Macrocystis). 



Furquina (clothing). Colombia. See Couratari. 



Gahnia beecheyi. Fki of Hawaii. 



A genus of Cyperacece tbe species of which are found in eastern tropical Asia and 

 Polynesia, New Zealand, Tahiti, the Hawaiian Islands, etc. G. beecheyi is a grass 

 found at lower elevations — from 1,000 to 3,000 feet — in Hawaii and Oahu. The stems 

 are used to make cords. 



Gahnia radula. 



A native Australian species of Cyperacece commonly known as the Black Reed. 

 Specimens of the fibrous material were secured at the Phil. Int. Exh., 1876, prepared 

 by Dr. Guilfoyle. The label reads : " This coarse-growing sedge can be had in enor- 

 mous quantities throughout the colony (Victoria). It is extensively used by the 

 settlers as a thatching material." As a liber it has no value, and it is doubtful if it 

 would make good paper. The species is noted in Dr. Guilfoyle's Australasian list. 



Galvan. Venetian name of Andropogon gryllus. 

 Gamalote (Yenez.). See Panicum mijurus. 

 Gamalotte (Mex.) See Fimbristylis complanata. 

 Gampo (Span.). See Hibiscus cannabinus. 

 Ganpi fiber (Jap.). See Wikstrcemia. 

 Gas (Ceyl.)=a tree. 

 Gaura parviflora. 



This species, belonging to the Evening Primrose family, was sent to the Depart- 

 ment from Boise, Idaho, as a liber plant. The stalks were examined, but the fiber 

 layer was found to be too thin to make the plant of any value whatever as a textile. 

 Stalks of the Evening Primrose have been received from other inquiring corre- 

 spondents. It is therefore included in this list. 



Gayumba (Span.). See Spartium junccum. 

 Gebang palm (Java). Gorypha gebanga. 

 Gelso reale (It.). Horns alba. 

 Genet d'Espagne (Fr.). Spartium junceum. 

 Genipa americana. Huitoc of Peru. 



This species belongs to the Cinchona family, the tree being found in the American 

 tropics. '<■'. americana produces the Genipap fruit, which is about the size of an 

 orange, and of agreeable flavor. 



