. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 232 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS fibei'.s that isolation of the latter is imneeessary for many purjjoses. Manila, pineapple fiber, southern moss, straw, rush, maize-fiher, broom-corn, rattan, bamboo, coir, and vegetable sponge will serve as examples. Manila, sometimes called "manila hemp," is obtained from the fleshy leafstalks of a banana-like plant (Fig. 219) grown almost exclusively in the Philippine Islands. The fiber is extracted by scraping away the surrounding soft. Fig, 21S, I.â,)utp (X'"ri:huni>i ulit
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 232 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS fibei'.s that isolation of the latter is imneeessary for many purjjoses. Manila, pineapple fiber, southern moss, straw, rush, maize-fiher, broom-corn, rattan, bamboo, coir, and vegetable sponge will serve as examples. Manila, sometimes called "manila hemp," is obtained from the fleshy leafstalks of a banana-like plant (Fig. 219) grown almost exclusively in the Philippine Islands. The fiber is extracted by scraping away the surrounding soft. Fig, 21S, I.â,)utp (X'"ri:huni>i ulitorius (A) and C. , (D). Linden Faniil.\-, TUiiiria). A, floweriuf;: and fniitiuj; toi) of iHit-hi-rli jute. /.*. fiowerinK top uf podded jutr. (Srhumaiin.)âAnnuals aljout 2-3 111. tall; loaves lij;ht srcen; yellow; fruit dry, elongated in pot-horlj jute, glolailar in the other speeies. Native home, India. Fig. 21S, IFâPodded .Jute. Fruit. (liaiUou.) parts witii a dull knife. Both a coarse and a fine fiber are thus obtained, the latter coming from lu'ar the edge of the stalk. The former is much stronger even than the true hemp, and makes the Ijcst of cortlagc. It is highly valued also for mats, bagging, and sail-clotli, whili' fi-om old ropes of it is made manila paper. Manila bagging s(â r^'es fur stiffening ])iaster of Paris in nuiking (he building )nat(>rial known as "staff" which is exteiisi\'ely use(l foi- (he ornamentation of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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