. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers. Fibers. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 203 to the Iridacece. This specjes is found iu Iris macrosiphon. A genus of perennial plants belong California. Structural Fiber.—Dr. Havard states in Garden, and Forest, 1890, p. 631, that the leaves of this species are much used in northern California ana in Oregon to make ropes, fish lines, nets, and a cloth hardly distinguishable from coarse canvas. The leaves are 1 to 2 feet long and 1 to 3 lines wide, each with two strong fibers, f
. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers. Fibers. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 203 to the Iridacece. This specjes is found iu Iris macrosiphon. A genus of perennial plants belong California. Structural Fiber.—Dr. Havard states in Garden, and Forest, 1890, p. 631, that the leaves of this species are much used in northern California ana in Oregon to make ropes, fish lines, nets, and a cloth hardly distinguishable from coarse canvas. The leaves are 1 to 2 feet long and 1 to 3 lines wide, each with two strong fibers, forming the edges. These fibers are dexter- ously separated by tbo squaws with a sharp zinc thumb piece, then neatly and evenly braided into cord of variable size, or otherwise woven into nets, cloth, etc. Iris pseudacorus is the Yellow Water Iris, a common weed of England and Ireland. The leaves are said by Spon to yield 60 per cent of available fiber for half stuff', which makes a fairly good paper. Ischnosiphon spp. A genus of Marantacecv, and allied to plants in the old genus Maranta, which see. The Kew Mus. collections contain examples of Carab baskets, from Dominica, made of the split stems of /. arouma, and a suriana for carrying bur- dens on the back, made from the same material in British Guiana. Indian baskets are also made in the last-named country from the split stems of the Mucro, I. pturispicatus. I. ohliquus is another British Guiana species the fiber of which is used by the Indians. See Maranta. i-Tshanyela (Natal). coides. Athrixia phyll- Ischaemum angustifolium. Grass of India. Bhabue. Fig. 6(5. -Bliabur grass, Ischcemuiu angus- tifolium. Endogen. Graminece. A perennial grass. A grass closely approaching the esparto in habit, and possessing the qualities requisite for paper manufacture which was first brought to notice by Dr. King, of the Royal Botanical Garden of Calcutta, in 1877, though at that time confounded with Eriojphorum comosum. The grass is used in
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