(Ino silky Loxtiu’o, :uiil miglit; ho nwuh) into twine, fisliing linos, 
ttc. The Ahoriginos rorniorly |)ljiited i.Uo Icjivcs of tliis and other 
spoeies into l)jnkots, and also [)roparod (isliing nets and linos Trorn 
them. 
XIjV 1 1. — Dianku.a 01)0 kata (rdumo). “ flapancso Flax 
Lily.” Order LUiacew. fJaj):in. 
I ’repart'd hy lK)iIing for fourteen hours, and sera]>ing, Fihro 
ovifloiitly not as strong ns tliat of the Australian Diancllas. 
X L V 1 1 1. — Dianklt.a ukvouita (R. Hrovvn). “ Iteenrved- 
loa,V('d Flax Lily.” Order LiliaciHP., Victoria, New Soutli 
^^'al^^8, (iuoonsland, Sonlh and West Australia. 
V('i‘y ]»lentifnlly distrihut(id iJiroiighout Vicloria, and thrives 
in loose saiuly soils. 'The prosont sample, all hough short, Is, eoni- 
]>art'd with some otluu- spiuues, vtu’y strong. I’rocess oi' [U’Oj)ara“ 
tion, i)oiling for Ihroo hours, and scraping. 
XLIX. — Dianku.a Tasmanica (Hooker, lil.), ‘Miroad-lcavcd 
iNalivt^ V\iix Lily.” Order Liliavetc, Victoria, New South 
Whiles, a.ml Tasmania. 
d’his s]) 0 c.i(^s is o(‘ mhust luihit, the leaves ofttm atlaiuing a 
length of more tlian T) feet. In ils wild stale it is generally 
found in moist ami densely-sliaded fern gullies and ravines in the 
stih-a.lpint> disti’icts of Victoria and 'rasmania, lre({uently on the 
ovtnhanging hanks of mounlain streams, its loaves trailingin the 
wa.l(u', and sometimes completely hiddon hy the tlcnso hrnslnvouil. 
It is eviih'ntly a, good lihre ]>hmt, and i’urnisiies excellent paper- 
stock. 
I’mfessoi* C. Iv. Dodge, in his hh'onomit^ Classitication of the 
J^Mhros in the eollecdion of the l)o}»artmen(' of Agriculture, 
^\'ashington (ILS.) — written some years ago — places the lihre of 
1 )ianella 'rasmanica. in the ftuirl h ehiss; and, a ftei- (pioting iTom'tho 
deserij)tion accompanying tlie specimens sc'iil from these ganlens 
to I ho i’hiladol[)hia h^xiiihil ion, says : — “ Some of the li laments are 
white iiud hrillhint, it is (piile strong, a few twistcal together ro- 
(piiring ipiitiMUM'ilort lo hi’oak them. 1 Is name does not ap|)ear in 
llio list of userni textile lihres, iVoni wiiich it is to he inferreii 
it lias not hitlierto been known as a lihre-producing plant of any 
value.” 
ddds ]>lant can he ninlii])lkHl to any extent from the root-stock 
as wi'll as from seed. Two crops of loaves per year may he ob- 
tained with ease ; it ihrivos in any fairly gooti soil, but attains 
its grmilesl. perfection in rich alluvial deposits, such as is usually 
imd with on river Hats, ike. Fibre pre[>n.red hy boiling for eight 
hours, and then scra|)ing. Easily hocklcul. 
