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Further investiga¬ 
tion necessary. 
Sample. 
Both Sansevieria guineensis and S. zeylanica are represented in the 
collection of the Experimental Plantations, but so far have only been used 
for propagating purposes. 
9. There appears to be need for further investigation with regard to 
the cultivation of these plants and the preparation of the fibre, as the soil, 
climate and age of the leaves when collected have much to do with the 
length and strength of the staple and the quantity and quality of the fibre 
generally. 
10. I enclose a small sample of Murva fibre recently extracted from a 
young leaf. Had this leaf been fully developed the fibre would have been 
three or four feet long. 
O 
I have, etc., 
STANLEY ARDEN, 
Superintendent, Experimental Plantations. 
The Secretary to Resident-General, 
Federated Malay States. 
SELANGOR GOVERNMENT PRES8- 
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