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USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. 



Molinia caerulea. Purple Melic Grass. 



Also known in England, of which country it is a native, as l>lue moor grass. Has 

 been proposed for paper making, and samples of paper stock and finished paper made 

 from it are shown in the Kew Mas. It was shown in the Belgian section of the 

 Vienna Exposition as a wrapping for Limburger cheese. 



Monguba (Braz.). See Bomba.c munguba. 



Fig. 84. — Leaf of Monstera deliciosa . 



Monkey bass (Braz.). Leopoldinia piassaba. 

 Monkey bread tree. (See Adansonia.) 

 Monkey pot. Lecythis oil aria. 

 Monstera deliciosa. 



Dorca includes this in his manuscript list of the fibers of Peru, the roots having 

 been used in that country for ropes. The plant is better known, however, lor it- 

 fruit. Frequently found in greenhouses in this country. | See lig. 84.) 



Moonja (Ind.). See Saccharum munja. 

 Moorva, or Moorgavee (Ind.) See Sansevieria, 

 Moosewood (U. S.). See Dirca palustris. 

 Mora hair, Tilhonlsia. 



