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consumed annually in this country, two-thirds of which might he made of wood 

 fiber, there is still a considerable margin for this use alone to be supplied by wood 

 pulp." (B. E. Fernow.) 



Picea sitchensis. Tideland Spruce. 



Common names. — Tideland spruce, Sitka spruce, Menzies spruce, etc. 

 Alaska, south to Mendocino County, Cal., not extending more than 50 miles inland 

 from the coast. "A large tree of great economic value, largely manufactured into 

 lumber used for construction, interior finish, boat building, dunnage of vessels, 

 cooperage, wooden ware, etc." (C. S. Sargent). J. G. Cooper states that the long, 

 tough, fibrous roots are used by the Alaska Indians to make very strong baskets and 

 bags. "P. engelmanni, the white spruce, or Arizona spruce, a Rocky Mountain and 

 Pacific States species, has similar fibrous roots, which are used as basket material." 

 (Dr. V. Havard.) 



Pigna cloth (Phil. Is.). Same as pina. Ananas sativa. 

 Pilea scripta. 



Exogen. Urticacece. Large-leaved herb. 

 An Indian plant, growing in the temperate Himalayas, 3,500 to 6,000 elevation. 

 Referred to by Royle as a fibrous plant. P. smilacifolia is also mentioned by Dr. 

 Watt, though no definite information is to be obtained regarding its fibers. 



P'i-ma (China). See Ricinus. 

 Pimelea axiflora. 



Exogen. Thymelceacece. Slender, branching shrub. 



Habitat, Australia. The genus Pimelea comprises some 70 species, natives of Aus- 

 tralia, New Zealand, Tasmania, etc. "The curryijong of tbe aborigines is a tall, 

 glabrous shrub, with smooth bark, of exceeding toughness. It is found plentifully 

 in the forests and gullies in alpine and subalpine situations." (Dr. Guilfoyle.) 



Bast Fiber. — A specimen was secured at the Phil. Int. Exh., 1876, prepared by 

 Dr. Guilfoyle, who states that all the species of the genus have more or less tough, 

 stringy bark, suitable for textile purposes. It is made into fishing lines, whipcord, 

 etc., and is adapted to paper making. The seeds of P. axiflora yield an oil from 

 which the genus — derived from the Greek pimele, a fat — received its name. P. cla- 

 vata is a shrub, 8 or 9 feet, native to western Australia, which also produces fiber. 



Pina (Phil. Is.). Pineapple, and pineapple cloth. See Ananas sativa. 



Pindayba, or Pindahyba (Braz.). Xylopia sericea. 



Pine, Wood of (see Plnus). 



Pineapple (see Ananas sativa). 



Pine fiber and Pine wool (see Finns palustris and sylvestris). 



Pinguin (W. Ind.). See Bromelia pinguin. 



Pinuella (W. Ind.). See Karatas plumieri. 



Pinus palustris. Long-leaf Pine. 



Exogen. Coniferw. A large tree, 80 feet. 



In the United States, from Norfolk, Va., southward to Texas, and as far north in 

 the middle section as Tennessee. The turpentine pine of the Southern States. 



Structural Fiber. — One of the most interesting series in the fiber collection of 

 the Department is that of the pine-fiber specimens furnished by the Acme Manu- 

 facturing Company, of Wilmington, N. C. The raw material is the leaves or needles 



