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List of Fibres sent from the Royal Botanical Gardens,
MauritiusContinued.
Livistona Mauritiana. Latania aurea. Ropolocarpus lucidus. Sagus Ruffia (Ruffia). Malvaviscus arboreus. Strelitzia juncea.
Sanseviera cylandnca „ Ceylonica
„ latifolia
These plants are said to yields the strongest known fibres.
Yucca gloriosa.
Agave Americana (used for making Ropes). Ficus, a species of.
Urania (Ravenalla) Madagascariensis. Sturculia, a species of.
Sanseviera zebrina.
Paudanus latifolius.
Musa, variety “ Otahiete Banana.”
Sida velutina.
Pine Apple (Fibre from cultivated varieties). Alpinia magnifica.
Heliconia gigantea.
Strelitzia Reginse.
Tlieobroma Cacoa.
Dracaena (Fibre extracted from the Stems). Ficus, a species of.
Hibicus, a species from Central Africa. Colocasia antiquorum.
Ananas bracteatum.
Ficus Indica.
Pterospermum acerifolmi.
Hibiscus esculentus.
„ populnea.
Sponia orientalis.
Paritium tilaceum.
Gomti. From the trunks of Arenga saccharifera: is much used as a substitute for horse-hair in stuffing cushions. In Box No. 4 of Botanical Gardens.
Note .—The fibres are all from plants grown at the Botanical
Gardens.
J. HORNE.