. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers. Fibers. 258 USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. and it was proposed to utilize the product of the vast Camelote fields in paper man- ufacture. While the paper made from this grass is not of fine quality, it is strong and suitable for wrapping paper. A grass fiber exhibited in the Mexican Court, W. C. E., 1893, under the name Zacata de Manati, is referred by Dr. Ramirez to P. crus-galli (fig. 88). " Zacate is aname given to various species of Pa nicum; manati doubtl
. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers. Fibers. 258 USEFUL FIBER PLANTS OF THE WORLD. and it was proposed to utilize the product of the vast Camelote fields in paper man- ufacture. While the paper made from this grass is not of fine quality, it is strong and suitable for wrapping paper. A grass fiber exhibited in the Mexican Court, W. C. E., 1893, under the name Zacata de Manati, is referred by Dr. Ramirez to P. crus-galli (fig. 88). " Zacate is aname given to various species of Pa nicum; manati doubtless refers to its growing on the river banks where the manatee can feed upon ; (Ernst.) The species is a ( ommon weed in this country. The flowering panicles of Pani- <.im <((<irii'inan (now Thysanolama agrostis) are made into brooms, which are much used throughout portions of India for sweeping houses. P. maximum, Guinea grass, is an American introduced species, the fruiting spikes of which are used for brooms in the Seychelles, etc. See also Paspalum. Paper. The value of a paper material depends largely, next to supply, upon the percentage of pure cellu- lose it contains. Esparto grass is one of the best substances for paper because of the high percentage of fine fibrous or cellular tissue which can be obtained from it. Five groups of paper materials are recognized in this work: 1. The spinning fibers—(«) in the form of waste from textile industries, or as second qualities; (&) the same in the form of rags. 2. The soft basts. 3. Palm-leaf fiber, etc. 4. The grasses. 5. Woody fiber, or the natural wood of trees reduced to cellulose. SeeLinunijGdssypium, Corcliorus, Edgeworthia, Broussonetia, Serenga, Stipa, Banibusa, Zea, and the Graminea generally, Pinus, Picea, Abies, PopuUs, and other genera in this work. See, par- ticularly, Picea mariana, under which statements are made regarding the wood pulp industry. Paper, Ancient (see Cyperus papyrus). Paper b
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