The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

II.—Fibres suited for Spinning and Manufacturing Purposes, but of Inferior Durability to the Preceding. — a. Jute

II.—Fibres suited for Spinning and Manufacturing Purposes, but of Inferior Durability to the Preceding.

a. Jute.

There are two species which afford this well-known article of commerce, viz., Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis. Both are largely cultivated.

719. Jute, Cor chorus olitorius, valued at £24 per ton, Darjeeling;
720. Jute, Corchorus olitorivs, Hooghly.