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Scientific American, Vol. 45, No. 18 (1881) (1881)

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to ‘‘kemps” in wool. Cotton Fiber in its Relations to Technical Applications,” This kempy structure seems to be more frequent in short Mr. F. H. Bowman holds that the best practical division is than in long fibers, and probably varies with the climatic that of herbaceous, shrub, and tree cotton.… … COTTON FIBERS SHOWING SPIRAL STRUCTURE. the boll is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. of cotton.—D. Fiber of silk.—E. Fiber of mohair. The relative strengths of the different sorts of cotton fibers The third class of fibers are the most valuable, since they The cottons grown in different parts of the world…

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