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Volltext: A classified and descriptive catalogue of the Indian department, Vienna Universal Exhibition 1873

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Mr. Williams sending his hemp to England; I 
trat all this will be overcome the moment the , 
railway line from Bombay to Jubbulpore opens, 
when the hemp ean be landed at Liverpool in as 
many days as it now takes weeks by country 
carts and native boats to convey it from the 1 
Station to Calcutta, and there is no doubt that 
in a very few years hemp, and also flax, will be- 
come large articles of export from the Saugor 
and Nerbudda territories. 
3,183, Mat grass. Cyperus textilis. 
3,1846. Nepal paper bark. Daphne cannabina. 
3,190a. Bunkuss. Eriophorum comosmn. 
3,190. Great aloe. Fourcroya gigantea. 
The leaves, cut close to the stem, are placed 
on a piece of board, and beaten w'ith a short 
stout stick. After being thus bruised, the pulpy 
portions are scraped out with a blunt knife, and 
the fibres subsequently washed in clean water 
and dried in the sun. 
3,196b. Neilgherry nettle. Girardinia heterophylla. 
3,204. Hemp. Hibiscus cannabinus. 
This plant furnishes a portion of the so-called 
“ brown hemp,” exported from Bombay. It is 
readily cultivated, and with more attention to its 
preparation is calculated to compete with jute. 
3,210. Roselle. Hibiscus sabdarififa. 
3,218. Sack tree bark. Lepurandra saccidora. 
3,220. Flax. Linum usitatissimum. 
Flax is mentioned by Strabo as one of the 
Staples of this part of India. A small quantity 
of Riga seeds, which had been imported experi- 
mentally by Dr. Jameson, Superintendent of the 
Government botanical gardens at Saharunpore 
was distributed amongst the peasents, with in- 
structions as to the mode of cultivation; an 
agent of great practical experience was deputed 
to examine and report upon the qualifications of 
different districts for the growth of flax, and a 
staff of natives were trained by him to act as 
scutchers. 
In 1856, two tons of flax produced under 
his superintendence in the district of Goojran- 
walla were sent to England, and were sold for 
921. 2s. 2d., realising a net profit of 47 per cent. 
In 1857, 8 cwt. of flax, grown at Juddura, a 
tract of country in the Kangra district, bordering 
on the river Beas, were sent home, and were 
valued at from 551, to 60h a ton. 
In consequence of the success of these experi- 
ments, an association, called the “ Indian Flax 
Company,” sent out an agent to buy up flax 
produce. He made the district of Sealkote his 
head-quarters, and as far as could be judged, 
had every prospect of ultimate 6uccess, but for 
reasons which it is unnecessary to enumerate 
here, the enterprise proved a failure. 
3,226. Plantain. Musa paradisiaca. 
These fibres were prepared from the inner 
footstalks of the plantain tree. These w r ere taken 
of certain length, placed on a piece of board, and 
the pulpy mass scraped out with a blunt knife. 
Both sides of the stalks havingbeen thus scraped 
whilst clean water was poured on to wash away 
the remains of the pulp, the fibres were dried in 
the sun. 
3,228. Manilla hemp. Musa textilis. 
3.232. Bedolee. Pcederia foetida, 
3.233. Screw pine. Pandanus odoratissimus. 
3,238. Madar-patee. Phrynium dichotomum. 
3,240. Moong. Saccharum munja. 
This grass supplies a strong good fibre, which 
is beginning to attract attention in this country, 
and is now being exported from Kurachi in 
Sinde. 
3.242. Marool. Sanseviera cylindrica. 
3.243. Marool. Sanseviera zeylanica. 
This plant is both indigenous and common in 
the province, growing alike in low, marshy, shady 
spots along the coast, as in Balasore, on high 
gravelly grounds in the inferior, and in the jun- 
gle in the tributary Mehals. The fibre it yields 
in this district is only used for the manufacture 
of bowstring. 
The sample of rope (see Class XIX.) was made 
for the Local Committee by Captain Bond of 
Balasore; the leaves are to be had for the col~ 
lecting. They are, when matured, about two 
feet long, and each leaf yields from 30 to 
40 threads. The same tedious process of de- 
taching the thread from the cellular tissue is 
employed with this as with the Agave leaf, and 
it would be necessary to introduce a mechanical 
method of doing so, ere the production could be 
made profitable on a large scale. The bowstring 
and sample of fibre were prepared to order in 
Cuttack. Not being a marketable article, no 
attempt at a specification of price can be made. 
3.244. Dunchee. Sesbania aculeata. 
3,250. Sufed Bariala. Sida rhomboidea. 
This fibre is very similarto jute in appearance, 
but it is considered to be intrinsically so Superior 
that it is worth from 51. to 6/. more per ton, and 
it has accordingly been placed next to that fibre, 
in order to attract to it the attention which it 
deserves. 
3,259. Bun-okra. Urena lobata. 
This plant is the pest of Rangoon and its 
neighbourhood, springing up spontaneously 
wdierever the jungle is cleaned, and rapidly 
forming a dense mass of luxuriant Vegetation. 
The specimen of fibre exhibited has been 
manufactured in the jail by simple maceration, 
and afterwards beating the stalks. Very good 
“ gunny ” has been made from it, and it is 
believed that this fibre might, if treated with due 
care and skill, prove valuable. 
Any quantities of the plant may be had for 
the mere trouble of gathering it. 
3,265. Adam’s needle. Yucca gloriosa.
	        
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