The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

V.—Fibres Suited for the Manufacture of Mats, Brushes, Coarse Cordage, Imitation Horse-hair for Stuffing Purposes, etc. — a. Coir

V.—Fibres Suited for the Manufacture of Mats, Brushes, Coarse Cordage, Imitation Horse-hair for Stuffing Purposes, etc.

a. Coir.

This well-known material is furnished by the fibrous envelope of the nut of the cocoa palm ( Cocos nucifera). It is exported from India in considerable quantities.

741. Coir, Cocos nucifera, Madras.