Jute
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JUTE, a vegetable fibre now occupying a position in the manufacturing scale inferior only to cotton and flax.
Jute
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(jt), name for any plant of the genus Corchorus, tropical annuals of the family Tiliaceae ( family), and for its fiber. Many species yield fiber, but the chief sources of commercial jute are two Indian species (C.
Nalta Jute [English]: Corchorus olitorius
Nalta-Jute [German]: Corchorus olitorius
Nalu Badami [Telugu]: Terminalia catappa
Nalveli Kilangu [Tamil]: Dioscorea tomentosa
Nalvellikizhagu [Tamil]: Dioscorea tomentosa ...
Nalta Jute
Corchorus trilocularis
Corchorus aestuans, Corchorus fruticulosus, Corchorus triflorus ...
Furnishes a jute-like fiber.
Blooming Habits:
Short-lived white or mauve flowers, 2 inches in diameter (5 cm) with masses of yellow stamen.
Fruiting Habits:
Pale green hairy capsules, 2 inches long (5 cm).
A fibre is obtained from the stems, it is the main source of jute[46, 61, 200]. The fibre is somewhat coarse and is used mainly for sackcloth etc[57].
These include natural jute or synthetic burlaps, natural hemp or synthetic ropes, the tops of wire baskets, plastic sleeves, even plastic pots.
Macrame-style hanging cord containers made of string, jute, wool, beds and many different materials make very attractive holders. Some of these hangers will take two or three plants in vertical display.
arrow leaf sida, arrow-leaf sida, arrowleaf sida, big Jack, bloom weed, broom weed, broomstick, coffee bush, common sida, country mallow Cuba jute,, Cuban jute, flaxweed, Indian hemp, jelly leaf, jellyleaf, Paddy's lucerne, Pretoria sida, ...
for example - Jute hemp is obtained from Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius; Manilla hemp from Musa textilis; Brown hemp from Hibiscus canabinus; Pite or Pita hemp from several species of agave and aloe; Sunn hemp, Madras hemp, ...
You can purchase plant ties at the same place you buy your garden structures. Another option is jute cord or twine to gently tie your plants to the poles or cages you have purchased.
"Ben" Sun Roses are old cultivars, numbering seventeen in all, created by John Nicoll (d. 1926), about whom little is known except that he was a jute merchant in Monifieth near Dundee, Scotland.
A purple dye can be extracted from the seed, and fibers extracted from the stem of the plant are used to make jute and paper.
Other members of the family are important for timber and fiber. Jute (Corchorus capsularis) has been cultivated for centuries from Japan and China to Egypt, and especially in India; it is the source of a coarse fiber used to make twine and burlap.
The leaves will reach 8 inches (20 cm) across and are 3-5 lobed with very distinct palmate veins. The leaves and stems are covered with soft bristly hairs that are very irritating to the touch. The bark yields a jute-like fiber.
Fresh lawn clippings should not be used, other than in small quantities mixed in with other materials. A very effective and stable mulch can be had from discarded doormats made of open-weave sisal (or coir or jute) - they're organic and make ...
 See also: India, May, Varieties, Hibiscus, Green
  
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