. Cotton and other vegetable fibres : their production and utilisation . From the CoUcciions of the Imperial InstiUite. From the Collections of the Imperial Institute Sisal Hemp Plants showing Leaf-scars Lauloka Experiment Station, Fiji172] SISAL HEMP 173 but the land must be cleared of trees and scrub,and stumps must be uprooted in order to render thesurface even. On the other hand, it is stated that inGerman East Africa the best resuhs are obtained onland which has been thoroughly cleaned and wellhoed. In any case, it is essential that the under-growth should be removed, as if the Sisal plan
. Cotton and other vegetable fibres : their production and utilisation . From the CoUcciions of the Imperial InstiUite. From the Collections of the Imperial Institute Sisal Hemp Plants showing Leaf-scars Lauloka Experiment Station, Fiji172] SISAL HEMP 173 but the land must be cleared of trees and scrub,and stumps must be uprooted in order to render thesurface even. On the other hand, it is stated that inGerman East Africa the best resuhs are obtained onland which has been thoroughly cleaned and wellhoed. In any case, it is essential that the under-growth should be removed, as if the Sisal plants areshaded the fibre becomes weak and inferior. Theland subsequently requires to be lightly hoed four orfive times a year in order to keep it free from weeds. Planting.—^The Sisal plant comparatively rarelysets seed, and its propagation is therefore effected bymeans either of bulbils, which are produced in themanner already described (p. 166), or of suckers whicharise from the rhizome. The bulbils are usuallygrown in nursery beds until about 8-12 inches high,and are then planted out. Suckers can be plantedimme
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