Show filial grass crass sisal grass is likely to prove a ve very ry important import tant source of wealth for me mexico aico xico it prows grows in long narrow blades often to the length of four or five feet and these when dry curl up from side bide to side dorming forming a flexible string stronger than any cotton cord of the same size ever manufactured I 1 it is ia in great demand among florists and among manufacturers rs of various lands kinds of grass goods and it is ia said to be capable of being bein applied to many new uses bopes Rope sOds cords lines of any description and size my may Us manufactured of it and a snips cable of sisal grass brals is one of the bili ties of the future it is ia almost impervious to the action of salt water and is not readily decayed or dis integrated disintegrated kv by moisture and heat beat it takes its ita name from the port of sisal in yucatan through which it was formerly exported board of trade journal |