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ROSSUM AND NOW, 



Paha — the fern, felix, of which there are many 

 beautiful species; that growing on the open plains 

 resembles most nearly the English fern. Those 

 growing- in the woods are wide runners. Their 

 stalks are used, especially the AYue, Cor pens by na- 

 tive penmen, and in the manufacture of chairs and 

 stools or moras. The tree fern is a gigantic species, 

 found about the elevation of 2,000 feet above the 

 level ol the hvu. From the AW<aiudd \ is ( wiructed. 

 RA-ME RA-ME, 

 Is a succulent, delicately stalked plant, having- a 

 liroad, pale leaf and growing about 4 feet high. Its 

 integument yields a sort of hemp, which is used by 

 the Malays as sewing thread and for making- fishing 

 lines. It might be ■ very easily manufactured into iho 

 linen, which in China is culled grass-cloth. The 

 Chinese here, call the plant Cho, and allege that it is 

 the same as that which grows in China where it is used 

 for making the cloth just mentioned. It is prepared 

 min h in the way that hemp is, by means ofirou 

 cards, and sells for 25 dollars a picul. Here it re- 

 quires to be kept free of lalaug grass and seems to 

 thrive best in the shade. 



. ROOTS AND BARKS USED AS DYES. 



Jimcrhtttg — is a high tree, having a dark-red bark 

 used to fix the dye in blue cloth. 



Sapang — is employed to obtain a reddish color, and 

 is used along with alum. 



Kasoomba — for a dark- red color. Tamarind is 

 used to h'.v the colour. 



Kidcranff — for green on a taroom ground, and 

 yellow by mixing alum with it. 



JWalloiv — used to obtain a dark crimson on a 

 blue ground. 



Manykudn — for red. The ashes of the Kadudoo 



