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 238
onths to seven years. The Irish Linen Board expended a large sum in introducing the method into the Flax districts, and Mr. Wilson informs us that one of the machines is still preserved in the White Linen Hall at Belfast. Before the time, however, for specifi- cation arrived, Messrs. Hill and Bundy… … the upper conical roller, is attached to the main frame by a moveable joint at its upper end, and is connected near its other 1 Several of these machines appear by the following extract from a despatch, to have been sent to India by the Court of Directors: “A principle has lately been discovered…
Fibers · Textile fabrics · Agriculture
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