Henequen
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A short encyclopedia entry on henequen, the Mexican name for the plant Agave fourcroydes and the fiber from its leaves. It compares henequen with maguey and true sisal, and notes its cultivation in Yucatan, its use in binder twine, its commercial name "sisal," and annual Mexican export volume.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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