Bureau of Education Bulletin No. 49 (1913) describes the chief Philippine plants that yield industrial fibers and weaving or basketry materials. Chapters cover ferns (nito), pandans, grasses, bamboos, sedges and rushes, palms, rattans, vines, leaf and petiole fibers (abaca, pineapple, bowstring hemp), miscellaneous fibers and bast fibers. Each entry gives botanical name, local names by province, distribution, preparation of the fiber, splints or strips, and uses such as hats, mats, baskets, brooms, rope and sinamay or piña cloth. Appendices include a list of articles by material, a classification of materials, and tables of plants reported by teachers, plus an index and many plates.