Hummel, J. J. (John James), d. 1902 · London : Cassell · leaf 27
f and coarse. The freshly-pulled flax is atonce submitted tothe process of rii>pling, which hasfor its object the removal of the seed capsules. Thisoperation is performed by hand, by drawing successivebundles of flax-straw through the upright prongs of large,fixed iron combs, or ripples. If the… … Fig. 6.—Flax plant, a; flower, b; fruit, c. 14 DYEING OP TEXTILE FABRICS. (Chap. IT. 13. Retting. — The most important operation inseparating the fibre is that of retting, the objectof which is to decompose and render soluble by meansof fermentation, as well as to remove, certain adhesivesubstances…
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