This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ..."Dictionary of the Economic Products of India," vi., pt. 2, p. 460. F10. 11. ever, so soft and silky, and possesses so much elasticity and strength, that it is well-fitted for numerous other uses. The fibre cells have a length of 1-S to 3 mm. When more widely known and dealt with on an extensive scale, the Bowstring ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ..."Dictionary of the Economic Products of India," vi., pt. 2, p. 460. F10. 11. ever, so soft and silky, and possesses so much elasticity and strength, that it is well-fitted for numerous other uses. The fibre cells have a length of 1-S to 3 mm. When more widely known and dealt with on an extensive scale, the Bowstring hemps are likely to prove most valuable. They flourish in rather damp situations, under the shade of trees, and extensive areas in West Africa and other countries could be devoted to the cultivation of these plants. When once established, they remain as a permanent crop, yielding regular cuttings of leaves two or three times a year. Somali-land Fibre Sansevieria Ehrenbergii).--This was first brought into notice in 1892, under the name of "aloe" fibre. The plant was determined at Kew as a species of Sansevieria, first collected by Dr. Schweinfurth between Athara and the Red Sea, and named by him S. Ehrenbergii, It is growing in large quantities in Somali-land, on the African coast opposite Aden. The leaves are solid, and almost circular, very stout and rigid, glaucous, and terminate in a strong, rather sharp point. Some are over 7 feet in height. The fibre received in this country was described by Messrs Ide and Christie as "an excellent fibre of fair length, and with plenty of life.... with the exception of its colour, its preparation is perfect, and even as it is we value it to-day (27 June, 1892) at 25 per ton." This plant differs from other species of Sansevieria, as it is evidently adapted to very, arid conditions. It might, therefore, be found valuable for cultivation on land too dry for other produce. Lieut.-Colonel Stace mentions that there is any "amount of 'aloe' within reasonable distance of the Somali...
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