USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. 



pitch. The gr when the ..re drawn tightly, make a perfect pack- 



ing, and the basket when finished is water-tight. Curious patterns in black are 

 woven into the basket by the occasional substitution of strands of devil horns for 

 those of willow. 



r wickerwork are cultivated in Europe and in Eastern countries, and the 

 manufactures from them are often large industries. Among the European bac 

 willows. 8. iriandra is doubtless the be - for purposes of manufactui 



a - being light, flexible, and white. This is the Vehriot de txsU of Italy, com- 

 monly used for hampers, children's carr: a rpurea is said to be cultivated 

 in France. Germany, and England for ornamental basket work and fine manufac- 

 tures. S.fragiUs is a coarse-: .lso employed for baskets and the like-. 

 alba Tthe binding willow. Salcio da legare of the Italians), is the species emp] 

 in making the celebrated charivari cha - commonly 

 referred to as the osier, is --'more distinguished for the quantity than the quality of 

 : is also known as the water willow. (Dianthera americona is also 

 called water willow. | 

 Among the species of Salix used for wickerwork, etc.. in Eastern countries are 8. 

 j hylla for landing : 8. alba, or common white willow, used in Kashmir for b - 

 work: 8. babylomiea for baskets, wattles, weirs, fence- - ietra^erma. basket 

 work: and S. tcaUlchimta baskets, the smaller twigs being used for toothbrushes. 



Salt marsh grass. SparUnajuncea. 



Samahuma fBraz.). Eriodendron samauma. 



Sambal 'Java . See JEschynomt 



Samoa Hopi . Yueea baccata. 



Samohii Arg.'i. Chorisia speciosa. 



San. Sana. Sani Hind. . C rotatoria jun> 



San kokra and Sankokla (Ind.i. Hibiscus cannabinm. 



Sanabu Ind. . Crotalaria jv. 



Sansevieria. The Bowstring Hemps. 



An important genus of L with representatives in tropical regions of 



both hemispheres. They are found on the coast of Guinea, around Ceylon, and 

 along the Bay of Bengal, extending to Java and the coasts of China. They are 

 stemless, perennial jdants, throwing out runners, and having only root leaves, which 

 are thick and fleshy, and usually sword or lance shaped, with sheath : _ 

 They flower from January to May, and the plants grow wild in the jungles. They 

 are easily propagated on almo -il from the slips which issue in yreat abun- 



dance from the roots, requiring little or no care, and not requiring to be rene 

 often, if at all. 



The best known species are 8. g< ?. roxburghiana. 8. zeylanim, S. eylind 



and 8. Tongiflora. the latter species abounding in southern Florida, where beautiful 

 examples of its fiber. G+ feet in length, have been extracted. S. kirku is a 

 species, found on the eas* si I e fiber of which has been prepared experimentally. 

 - 1 gii is another African species known as Somali-land fiber, and 5 • 



v ~<ndrie<a, though not so valuable. 8. lanuginosa, called 

 Katu-Kaj+t. is found on the Malabar coast. This plant, upon experiment, according 

 to Ei rodnced fiber as fine and soft as human hair, and possessing extra- 



ordi: _'th and tenacity. Very superior examples have been likened to raw 



silk, and the firmnesB of the fiber •• induced the I ave.it woven 



