The fibrous plants of India, fitted for cordage, clothing, and paper. With an account of the cultivation and preparation of flax, hemp, and their substitutes (1855)
Royle, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1799?-1858 · London, Smith, Elder, and Co.; · leaf 234
n rollers, by which means the bolls are crushed, and the seed falls out, as mentioned at p. 159. “ Breaking is simply crushing the bark and breaking the wood-like part of the stalk into fragments, in order to facilitate the separation of the fibre ; this is performed in various ways. - Tn order to… … eight or ten inches broad. The fibre thus cleared is the un-
Fibers · Textile fabrics · Agriculture
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