. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers. Fibers. 278 USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. the kingdoms of Oware and Benin, west Africa. The tree is of medium height, the leaves measuring 6 or 7 feet in length. The stems are used for the framework of native dwellings, and the leaves, hound with lines, are used for thatching. From the trunk an intoxicating heverage called Bourdon is ohtained. The governor of Lagos, in a report to the Kew authorities in 1891, states that it would he inipossihle to calculate the ar
. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers. Fibers. 278 USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. the kingdoms of Oware and Benin, west Africa. The tree is of medium height, the leaves measuring 6 or 7 feet in length. The stems are used for the framework of native dwellings, and the leaves, hound with lines, are used for thatching. From the trunk an intoxicating heverage called Bourdon is ohtained. The governor of Lagos, in a report to the Kew authorities in 1891, states that it would he inipossihle to calculate the area occupied hy these forests, hut it may he accepted '-without doubt that they extend throughout the length of the colony, and to a distance of at least 15 miles from the seacoast, and that over this area of about 5,000 square miles they form a considerable proportion of the vegetation, next only in numbers to the oil palm and the ;' (See fig. 93.) Structural Fiber.—This is the "African bass" of commerce. It is in appear- ance a stiff and wiry liber, varying in color from dark brown to light red, dependent for its shades on duration of soaking. It is most readily obtained in lengths of from 3 to 4 feet, beyond which length it is inconvenient to pack and diffi- cult to procure without injury to t. e tree. In diameter it varies from one-sixteenth to one-thirtieth of an inch, the latter of which may be accepted as the limit of fineness to be admitted in a commercial sam pie for the European market. The liber is obtained from the fibrous sheathing at the base of the petioles, in lengths of 3 to 4 feet. It has been a regular article of commerce since 1890, though the prices are somewhat lower than those quoted for Para and Bahia piassaba, which are employed for the same uses, that is, for hard brushes. Epidermal strips are also secured from the leaves of this species, though shipments of the fiber made in 1895 were reported upon as badly prepared, the strip
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