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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 235

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218 BREAKING AND SCUTCHING OF FLAX. dressed Flax of commerce, worth 6d. to 8d. per 1b., or 6 to 8 … floor, then powerfully beaten with the hammer, first at the roots, next at the points, and lastly in the middle. When the upper surface has been well beat in this way, it is turned over, that the under surface may get its turn. The Flax is then removed, and well shaken to free it from the boon. “By…

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