Archive image from page 284 of A descriptive catalogue of useful. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers descriptivecatal09dodg Year: 1897 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 277 taken before fully expanded and peeled upon both sides. The thin strips of iibrous material thus obtained are afterwards divided into narrower strips by a kind of comb, according to the purpose for which they are to be used. It appears as flat, straw-colored strips, about half to three-quarters inch wide and from 3 to 4 feet long. It is capable
Archive image from page 284 of A descriptive catalogue of useful. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers descriptivecatal09dodg Year: 1897 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 277 taken before fully expanded and peeled upon both sides. The thin strips of iibrous material thus obtained are afterwards divided into narrower strips by a kind of comb, according to the purpose for which they are to be used. It appears as flat, straw-colored strips, about half to three-quarters inch wide and from 3 to 4 feet long. It is capable of being divided into tine threads. In Mad- agascar it is used for delicately plaited goods, hats, mats for covering floors, and wrapping up goods. The loose strips are extensively used in this country in place of Russian bast or tie bands by gardeners and nursery- men. More recently it has been woven into superior matting, tastefully col- ored, and used instead of tapestry for covering walls in London houses. Raffia usually reaches this country (England) loose- ly plaited in hanks weigh- ing from 1£ to 3 pounds each. These are made up into bales weighing !.â §â to 5 hundredweight. The preparation of raffia is one of the most extensive in- dustries in Madagascar. The men cut the palm leaves in the forests and bring them home for the women to complete the work. The fiber is cured the same day it is stripped. (Dr. Morris.) The Kew Mus. contains examples of coarse cloth made by the natives of the upper Congo. This cloth is the universal clothing of the Malagasy slaves. The fiber is exported to the United States in the hanks described above, its only use being as a tie material in nurseries, etc. Raphia taedigera. The Jupati Palm. Found on the banks of the lower Amazon and Para rivers in Brazil, but unknown in the interior. The cylindrical leafstalks, often 12 feet or more in length, are em- ployed by the natives for walls or partitions of their houses, and used in other wa
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