CORCHORUS TRILOCULARIS. Linn.
The . H. I The HIND.
Grows wild in the Panjab ; seeds are given in rheumatism; it is C. acutangulus, Lam.—Stewart. CORDAGE.
Touw-werk, . . DUT. Caolame, IT.
Manceuvres, . . . FR. Tali; Kalat; Utas, MALAY. Tauwerk, . . . GER. Cordaje ; Jarcia, . . SP. Dudah, . . . . Nar, TAM.
Rassi, HIND. Daramn, . . . . TEL.
Cordage is the commercial term for cord or rope of every kind. Cordage of excellent quality is manufactured in India, and plants -of Southern and Eastern Asia yielding fibre are as under :— Abelmoschus esculentus, Vendee fibre.
A. ficulneus.
Abutilon Indicum, Toottee.
A. polyandrum. A, tomentosum.
Acacia Arabica.
A. leueophIcea.
..Eschynomene cannabina.
Agave Americana, Pita fibre or great aloe.
A. vivipara, Kathalay.
Ailantus DIalabaricus, Poroo maram.—Inner bark. Aloo Indica or A. vulgaris, Kuttally nat..
A. perfoliata, aloo fibre. Ananassa sativa, pine-apple fibre.
Andropogon schtenanthus, Camachyllo.
A. involutum.
Antiaris saccidora, Arengee. Arundo donax.
Bauhinia racemosa.
B. diphylla.
B. Vali Vepy tree bark.
B. tomeutosa, Vellay atec nar. Moonlit coronaria.
Euelimeria • several species.
Borassus thibelliformis, Palmyra fibre.
Butea. frondosa. • • Callicarpa lanata, Thondy nar.—Inner bark. Calotropts gigantea, Ak, Mudar, Yercum.
C. procem.
Cannabis sativa, hemp.
Carex Indica.
Chamcerops Ritehiana, hemp palm. Cordia obliqua, Pothooveroosen nar.
Crotalaria Bnrhia.
C. juncea, Sunn, Wuckoo nar, Canamboo.
C. tenuifolia.
Cocos nucifera, coir.
Corchorus olitorius, jute.
C. capsularis, jute.
Cyperus textilis, mat-grass, or Coaray. Decaschistia crotonifolia.
Dcsmodium argenteum.
D. tilirefolium.
Datrnia extensa, Cotrum. Eriochlama CandoIlii.
Eriodcndron anfractuostun, bast. Eriophorum comosum.
Erythrina Indica.
Ficus religiosa, Arasa nar. racemosa Atti nar.
F. Indica, Zulamitram nar, Aallen nar.
F. opositifolia, Bodda nar.
F. Mysorensis, Kul-aallun nar.—Not much used.
F. Roxburghii ; F. vcnosa. Fourcroya gigantea, Secmay Kathalay.
Gimrdinta Leschenaultiana, Neilgherry nettle. Gossypium Indicum, Indian cotton.
G. aeuminatum Brazil cotton.
G. Barbadenso,'Peruvianunt, religiosum.
Grewia Asiatica, bast.
G. oppositifolia.
G.
G. rotundifolia, Oonoo.—Dloderate strength. Guazuma tomentosa.
Hibiscus cannabinus, Polycbay fibre.
II. macrophyllus.
IL sabdariffa, Roselle fibre. If. vesiearius, wild ambara. IE. rosa Chinensis, shoo plant fibre.
II. vitifolia ; H. lampa.s ; H. macrophylla.
Isom corylifolia, Valumbrikai, Kywen nar.—The most valuable fibro in Travancore. The plant grows abundantly at the base of the hills.
Fibre is from the stem. Linum usitatissimum, flax. Marsdenia Hoylii.
5Iimosa intsia, Eenjy Missicssya.
blusa paradisiaca, plantain fibre.
M. textilis, Manilla hemp. Orthanthem viminea.
Pandanus odoratissimus, fragrant screw-pine. Paritium macrophyllum.
P. tiliaccum.
Philadelphus, sp.
Phcenix acaulis.
P. dactylifera.
P.,sylvestris.
Rhapis.
Saccharum spontaneunt.
S. sara, Sara.
Sanseviera Zeylanics, Morghee or Hawed.
Saimaa Malabarics, Davum parooty.
Sesbania cannabina.
Shia populifolia.—Used for cordage, etc.
Strychnos potatorum, Kathaven nar.
Smilax ovalifolia, Krinkoddy nar.—IJaed for tying bundles, etc.
Sterculia guttata ; S. ortutta ; S. ramosa ; S. villosa. Terminalia alata, Blooroothen nar. — Bark very strong, and lasts many years; used for dragging tirnber, cordage, etc. Common In the forests.
T. bolerica, Umburothee nar.
Tylophora asthmatica, Koorinja.
Typlia angustifolia.
Ulmis campestris.
Urtica heterophylla.
Vernonia anthelmintica, Cant seemgam. Wikstriemia salicifolia.
Yucca gloriosa, Pita or Adam's ticeale.
Y. aloefolia.
The exports of cordaue, excluding jute, from British India, were as uneder 1875-76, . . 30,216 cwt. Rs. 3,33,673 1876-77, . . 24,193 „ 2,63,603 1877-78, . . 46,087 „ 3,65,790 1878-79, . . 32,812 „ 3,55,377It still requires to be determined 'whether tanning or tarring is the better mode of preserv ing cordage in India, and whether a substitute for tar might not bc discovered in BOMO of the numerous resins and gum-elastics of Southern India.