.jpg)
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. |