A 1905 survey by H. Taylor Edwards of the Bureau of Agriculture, Manila, of the vegetable fibers of the Philippines and their economic importance. It covers abacá (manila hemp), maguey, cotton, piña (pineapple fiber), kapok, nipa, burri palm and other local fiber plants, with notes on how each is grown and extracted. It includes an export table for 1903 and three photographs, including one of a Morro woman weaving a sarong.