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failed in the unspliced sections of the test specimens. How- 
ever, wetting reduced considerably the number of specimens 
breaking in eye-splices and seemed to cause failure in the un- 
Table XLI. — Number of rope test specimens ruptured and the manner of 
their failure. 
[U =: in the unspliced section ; E = in an eye-splice.] 
HANDMADE BAST-FIBER ROPES. 
Number of 
tests averaged. 
Specimens bro- 
ken in eye- 
splices. 
Occurrence of failure in 
specimen giving — 
Fiber. 
Dry. 
Wet. 
Dry. 
Wet. 
Maximum 
value. 
Minimum 
value. 
Dry 
series. 
Wet 
series. 
Dry 
series. 
Wet 
series. 
Abroma fastuosa (unretted) ___ 
5 
5 
2 
1 
u 
u 
u 
u 
Commersonia bartramia . 
5 
6 
4 
1 
u 
u 
E 
u 
Helicteres hirsuta 
6 
5 
0 
2 
u 
u 
U 
E 
Kleinhovia hospita... 
5 
5 
0 
2 
u 
u 
U 
U 
Pterocymbium tinctorium 
5 
6 
3 
0 
E 
u 
E 
U 
Pterospcrmum diversifolium 
6 
5 
5 
1 
E 
u 
E 
u 
Sterculia crassiraw.ea 
5 
5 
1 
3 
U 
u 
U 
E 
Sterculia foetida 
6 
4 
0 
1 
U 
E 
U 
U 
Sterculia oblongata- ^ 
5 
5 
2 
3 
U 
U 
U 
U 
Sterculia stipularifi 
5 
5 
2 
5 
u 
E 
U 
E 
Bombycidendron vidalianum.- 
5 
5 
1 
2 
u 
u 
u 
U 
Malachra fasciata 
5 
5 
2 
1 
u 
u 
E 
E 
Sida acuta 
5 
4 
3 
3 
u 
u 
E 
E 
Thespesia lampas 
6 
5 
3 
1 
E 
u 
U 
U 
Vrenalobata. . .. 
5 
6 
4 
2 
E 
u 
E 
U 
Columbia blancoi 
5 
5 
2 
2 
U 
u 
E 
U 
Corchorus olitorius 
5 
5 
3 
2 
E! 
E 
U 
E 
Gi'ewia eriocarjya 
5 
5 
2 
3 
E 
E 
E 
E 
Grewia bilamellata 
5 
5 
1 
0 
U 
U 
U 
U 
Greivia multifiora 
5 
6 
3 
3 
E 
U 
U 
E 
Allaeanth'iis glaher 
Artocarpus communis; (young 
6 
5 
4 
2 
E 
E 
U 
U 
bast)._ _ 
5 
5 
2 
2 
E 
U 
u 
U 
Ficus henjamina. 
5 
5 
2 
0 
II 
u 
E 
U 
Ficus for stenii 
5 
5 
2 
0 
U 
u 
E 
U 
Ficus pachypkylla. 
5 
6 
1 
2 
U 
E 
U 
E 
Ficus palawanensis 
5 
6 
1 
1 
E 
U 
U 
E 
Cordia cumiyiqiana - _ 
5 
5 
3 
0 
E 
U 
U 
U 
Cordia myxa 
6 
6 
2 
1 
E 
E 
u 
U 
Gnetum sp . _ 
5 
5 
0 
1 
U 
U 
u 
U 
Bombax eciba 
4 
5 
3 
1 
E 
E 
E 
u 
Trema orientdlis 
6 
2 
2 
1 
U 
E 
U 
u 
Goniothalamvs amuyon.- _ _ 
5 
5 
3 
2 
u 
u 
E 
u 
Total 
159 
165 
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d) 
“ 19U, 69 per cent: 13E, 41 per cent. 22U, 69 per cent; lOE, 31 per cent. 
** 23U, 72 per cent ; 9E, 28 per cent, ‘ 42.7 per cent. 
' 20U, 63 per cent : 12E, 37 per cent. > 82.9 per cent. 
