These leaves are used by the Malays of Perak in place of opium. 
Their properties are not known. 
TEXTILES. 
FIBRES. 
Gossypium arboreum, L. (Malvaceoe.) + 
Tree-Cotton. 
Cotton is seldom cultivated in the Peninsula. Attempts have 
been made to grow it for profit, in Singapore, Perak and else- 
where : and it is probable that much more might be done with it, 
as good qualities have been produced. 
Spec. 141a Pods, from Larut, Perak. 
142 Cleaned cotton, from Larut, Perak. 
Gossypium herbaceum, L. ( Malvaceoe ,) 
Short staple cotton. 
Spec. 140 from Larut, Perak. 
Eriodendron anfraduosum , ( Malvaceoe .) 
Kapok (Mai.). Silk Cotton. 
A common tree planted and half wild all over the Peninsula. 
The cotton is used for stuffing pillows. 
Spec. 142 Silk cotton, from Larut, Perak. 
142a „ cleaned, from do. 
Hibiscus esculentus, L. (Malvaceoe.) 
Benue (Mai.). Okra. 
A stiff tall herb, with large yellow flowers with a maroon 
centre. Cultivated chiefly for its edible seed pods. Produces a 
good fibre, but is rarely cultivated for this purpose. 
Spec. 126a Fibre from the stems, from Larut, Perak. 
126 Fibre from the branches, do. 
Cor chorus olitorius , L. (Tiliacece.) 
Jute. 
Could probably be grown here with some amount of success, 
but has not as yet been under cultivation. 
Spec. 130 Fibre, from Larut, Perak. 
Hibiscus tiliaceus , L. (Malvaceae.) 
Waru or Baru (Mai.). 
A common sea-shore tree, usually of no great size, the bast of 
which produces a fibre used by the Natives. 
Spec. 1 31 Bast, from Larut, Perak. 
131& Bast, from Negri Sembilan. 
131c Bast, from do. 
131a String made of the bast, from Larut, Perak. 
