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fruits of which are eaten as a vegetable; Napiretta fiber (//. 
furcatus) from Ceylon; Rose Mallow fiber {H. moscheutos) from 
Louisiana; Majagua fiber from Venezuela the bast of Pari- 
tium tiliaceum called Belli-papatti in Ceylon; Suriya the fiber of 
Thespesia populnea;. Tapkote {Urena sinuata) a flax-like fiber 
of India; and the excellent Aramina fiber (Urena lohata) of 
Brazil which forms a good substitute for jute. 
Cases 89 and upward were not installed at the time this 
edition of the guide was issued. 
THE STUDY COLLECTIONS. 
A full series of duplicates of the specimens displayed in each 
case is preserved in the lockers beneath it. While these collec- 
tions are secluded, they are at all times at the service of any 
visitor who desires to examine more intimately any object of 
special interest. A member of the Department staff will be 
detailed to open any locker desired, and give such further infor- 
mation as may be possible concerning the specimens, on appli- 
cation to the Curator at his office in the northeast corner of the 
North Transept Gallery. 
THE HERBARIUM. 
The Herbarium of the Department is located in the balcony 
above the North Transept Gallery. It contains about 250,000 
mounted plants and is especially rich in plants of Illinois, Mexi- 
co, the Antilles, and the Bahamian Archipelago. These collec- 
tions are open to specialists and students in Botany at any time, 
and also to those visitors who desire to examine them. Appli- 
cation should be made to the Curator as stated above. 
