XIV. 6 King: Philippine Bast-fibe?' Ropes 579 
figures given in Table VI show the mean of three closely agreeing 
determinations for each of the fibers tested. 
Table VI. — Percentage loss of moisture in ropes when dried at 108° C. to 
constant weight. 
ROPES MADE OF BAST FIBERS. 
Fiber. 
Moisture. 
Per cent. 
Abroma fastuosa; unretted fiber 
15.0 
Abroma fastuosa; retted fiber 
16.6 
Commersonia bartramia 
15.8 
Helicteres hirsuta 
14.6 
Kleinhovia hospita 
16.8 
Pterocymbiu7ti thictorimn 
13.5 
Pterospermum diversifolium 
10.7 
Sterculia crassiramea 
13.2 
Sterculia foetida 
9.7 
Sterculia oblongata 
15.0 
Sterculia stipularis 
9.0 
Bombycide^idron vidalianum 
9.4 
Malachra fasciata 
9.3 
Sida acuta 
9.5 
Thespesia lampas 
8.9 
Urena lobata var. scabruscula, 
10.8 
Columbia blancoi 
13.6 
Corchorus olitorius 
10.3 
Grewia eriocarpa 
9.1 
Grewia inultiflora 
15.1 
Grewia bilamellata 
9.8 
Allaeanthus glaber 
16.1 
Artocampus communis; young bast 
10.2 
Artocarp^is communis; old bast 
17.3 
Ficus benjamina 
9.2 
Ficus fo7stenii 
10.7 
Ficus pachyphylla 
10.0 
Ficus palawanensis 
10.0 
Cordia cumingiayia 
14.5 
Cordia myxa 
9.3 
Gnetum sp. 
12.9 
Bombax ceiba 
18.8 
Trema orientalis 
9.8 
Goniothalamus amuyon 
9.5 
ROPES MADE OP MISCELLANEOUS FIBERS. 
Agave cantala; maguey from Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur 18.9 
Agave cantala; maguey from Sulvec, Ilocos Sur 23.5 
Cocos nucifera; retted fiber from Caoayan, Ilocos Sur 11.7 
Corypha elata; leaf 14.7 
Corypha elata; vascular fibers from petioles; buntal 10.6 
Amomum sp. 9.8 
Anamirta cocculus “ 11.13 
Dendrocalamus merrillianus *’ 13.6 
“ Entire stem of vine twisted into three-strand rope. 
t Two-strand rope. 
