Turner, Annabell · New York, London, D. Appleton and company · leaf 26
h less affinity for dyestuffsthan animal fibers, and, relatively speaking,there are only a few with which it can be dyedwithout the assistance of a mordant. Physical Characteristics.—Under the micro-scope the cotton fiber usually presents the ap-pearance of a flat, slightly twisted ribbon… … Ttpes of Cotton Fibers 1. Glossy, dead, structureless fiber; 2. Thin, transparent, flat, unripe fiber; 3. Half ripe fiber with thin cell wall; 4. Mature, ripe fiber with full twist and thick, well-defined cell wall. drical, having a central canal running throughit, but after the pod has ripened and…
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