A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world : including the structural and economic classifications of fibers . or basket mak-ing, see Fraxhiiis. Mr. Sudworth in-forms me that a bark fiber from hickoiy is used in the South. Hierochloe odorata. Vanilla (Irass. Syn. llierochloi: horealis. Now known ;;s .^(iraslaiKi odorata. Kndogen. Cramiiuai. A sweet-scentid iicennial, 1 to 2 moist meadows and mountains of tlie noitheastern States, extending west-ward to Oregon, (irows also in England where it is known as holy or sacred grass,from its having been used for strewing
A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world : including the structural and economic classifications of fibers . or basket mak-ing, see Fraxhiiis. Mr. Sudworth in-forms me that a bark fiber from hickoiy is used in the South. Hierochloe odorata. Vanilla (Irass. Syn. llierochloi: horealis. Now known ;;s .^(iraslaiKi odorata. Kndogen. Cramiiuai. A sweet-scentid iicennial, 1 to 2 moist meadows and mountains of tlie noitheastern States, extending west-ward to Oregon, (irows also in England where it is known as holy or sacred grass,from its having been used for strewing on church lloors. Known in this country asvanilla grass, Seneca grass, sweet grass, etc. This grass, remarkable for its fra-grance, has long, creei)ing rhizomes, from which spring tho flowering culms andnumerous long-leafed sterile or flowerless shoots; woven into small mats and boxesby the Indians. Its odor resembles that of a sweet vernal grass, but is more pow-erful, especially when dry. In some countries it is believed to have atendency to induce sleep, ami bunches of it ai-e hung over beds for this Fig. 64.—Ilopi IiMli:in baskot grass, Ililaria jatnaiii DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 199 Structural Fiber.—Dr. statrs in (iaidt-n and Forest, 1890. p. 610. thatthe New Engiaml Indians, especially the Penohseots, make an extensive nso of theholy grass {Hiirovhloi- hornilis). Its long, radical leaves become strongly involutein drying, forming llexible threads, which are braided into tine strips, and these arewoven into baskets ami other jiretty fancy work. He has also found braids of theholy grass in a ramp of the Crow Indians on the Yellowstone, but did not learn howthey were used. The delicate and lasting fragrance of the dried leaves gives themau additional and perhajjs not their least merit. Higucion (Peru). See Ficus (IikL). See Odina jamesii. Black Bunch Grass. Eudogen. (iramineiv. A stiff grass, 12 to 18 inches. CoM
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