78 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 
The Basswood Family (^Tiliacece) . 
Cases 21 and 22. — A large series of specimens illustrative 
of the extensive use of Linden Bast {Tilea europea) by the 
peasantry of Russia; note sandals, bags, harness, ropes, boxes, 
etc. Jute {Corchorus capsularis) and its conversion into cord- 
age and textiles. 
The Mallow Family (^Malvaceae), 
Cases 23 and 24. — Various bast fibers from members of 
this family: the Ceylonese Anoda (Ahutilon asiaticum)y the 
American Abutilon (A. avicenne) ; the Indian Anodagaha {A. 
indicum) and the Antillean Maholtine (A. periplocifolium). 
Hollyhock fiber {Althea rosea) from Italy. Kapukinissa fiber 
{Hibiscus angulatus) from Ceylon; Okra, Vendai or Ban- 
dakka fiber {Hibiscus esculentus) from the commonly culti- 
vated Gumbo plant, the fruits of which are eaten as a veg- 
etable; Napiretta fiber {H. furcatus) from Ceylon; Rose Mal- 
low fiber {H, moscheutos) from Louisiana; Majagua fiber 
from Venezuela, the bast of Paritium tilaceum called Belli- 
papatti in Ceylon; Suriya the fiber of Thespesia populnea; Tap- 
kote {Urena sinuata) a flax-like fiber of India; and the excel- 
lent Aramina fiber {Urena lobata) of Brazil, which forms a 
good substitute for jute. 
Cases 25 and 26. — The Cottons {Gossypium) of the world 
and various utilizations of the seed, oil, stem and lint. Note 
Cotton root extract used in medicine; stem-fiber utilized for 
coarse bagging; table oil, butter and lard substitute, soap, 
glycerine, etc. ; Celluloid and its imitative character for use 
in lieu of glass, linen, tortoise shell, jade, onyx, ebony, ivory, 
etc. 
Cases 27 and 28. — An object illustration of the picking, 
ginning, and cleaning of cotton and the steps necessary in the 
extraction of Cotton Seed Oil from the seed. 
Cases 29 and 30. — The steps necessary in the rendering of 
cotton absorbent for use in surgical practice. Illustration of 
each process necessary in the conversion of cotton lint into 
thread. Above — the various types of cotton cloth and cotton 
laces. (Compare with Linen in Cases 81 and 82.) 
