A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world : including the structural and economic classifications of fibers . iber, and rope made from it by the Californi i Indians, collecteilby Dr. P^dvaid Palmer, are in the Nat. Mus. Tlie fiber is very harsh, butstrong and durable. Agave heteracantha. Leohuguilla. Mexican Fiber. Endogen. ArtiaryUidacew. Low aloe-like leaf cluster. Native names.—Istle or Ixtle (Mex.); Tampico hemp, the commercial name. Found in Mexico, southwestern Texas, and southern California. The variousplants from which istle is extracted are found at present chie
A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world : including the structural and economic classifications of fibers . iber, and rope made from it by the Californi i Indians, collecteilby Dr. P^dvaid Palmer, are in the Nat. Mus. Tlie fiber is very harsh, butstrong and durable. Agave heteracantha. Leohuguilla. Mexican Fiber. Endogen. ArtiaryUidacew. Low aloe-like leaf cluster. Native names.—Istle or Ixtle (Mex.); Tampico hemp, the commercial name. Found in Mexico, southwestern Texas, and southern California. The variousplants from which istle is extracted are found at present chiefiy on the idains andrugged mountain slopes of the States of Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, andSan Luis Potosi. The central towns for the trade in the several States are: InCoahuila, Saltillo; in Nuevo Leon, Monterey; in Tamaulipas, .laumava, Tula, Tam-pico, and formerly Matamoras; in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi. (Kew Bull.,Oct., 1890.) Fig. 2, PI. I, represents a plant of this species growing in the UnitedStates Botanic Garden. Structural Fiber.—Derived from the leaves; stifl, harsh, but pliant, Fig. 10.—Plant of Agave deserti. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 47
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