Archive image from page 268 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. 2H1 ioned into baskets. In China the fiber is used for brushes. The leaves of P. paludosa supplies material for rough ropes in the' Sundarbans, which are used for securing boats, logs, etc., and its leaves are also employed for thatching. P. sylvestris, the wild date, is an India and Ceylon species. In Bengal its leaves are used for baskets, mats, a
Archive image from page 268 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. 2H1 ioned into baskets. In China the fiber is used for brushes. The leaves of P. paludosa supplies material for rough ropes in the' Sundarbans, which are used for securing boats, logs, etc., and its leaves are also employed for thatching. P. sylvestris, the wild date, is an India and Ceylon species. In Bengal its leaves are used for baskets, mats, and bags, and in Bombay for brooms, brushes, and fans. The fiber is also adapted for paper making. phormium tenax. New Zealand Flax. Endogen. Liliacece. A liliaceous plant growing in bunches. Native names.—Nearly sixty native names are enumerated by Dr. Hector. Among these may be mentioned: Aliraukawa or Haiiraukawa, used for finest mats; Harakelce, name of all but the WharariM form; JSuhiroa, long fiber, mats, fishing lines, etc.; UuruhuruJcika, for rough garments; Korako, for best gar- ments; Ngutunui, for best garments, quick grower; One, narrow leaf, fine fiber, next to Tapoto; Pare- lib taniwha, strong fiber for fishing lines, nets, etc.; llataroa, from East Cape, and the strongest of all. Taihore, light green leaf, with wide black edge; Tapoto, leaves narrow, deep purple margin; Tarariki, tineandsoft; Tihore, plant of any varie- ty, in Waikato best var. cultivated. WharariM, weak fi- ber; etc. The fiber is known as Mwka. Harakeke is the com- mon variety of the lowlands; Paritane- wlia, the yellow var. of the high regions or hills, and Taihore the best quality. Native of New Zealand, and found on Norfolk Is- land and in other portions of Australia. Distributed to the Azores, St. Helena, Algiers, South France, and introduced in 1798 into the south of Ireland. Thrives on the Pacific Coast (California) where it is cultivated as a tie plant. In its native countries it is neve
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