Phormium Tenax
This plant is called New Zealand flax, on account of the leaves containing a large quantity of strong, useful fiber, which is used by the natives of that country for making strings, ropes, and article...
of the leaves containing a large quantity of strong, useful fiber,
which is used by the natives of that country for making strings,
ropes, and articles of clothing. The plant could be grown in this
climate, and would no doubt be largely cultivated if some
efficient mode of separating the fiber could be discovered.
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