Hummel, J. J. (John James), d. 1902 · London : Cassell · leaf 60
Fig. 14.—Section of Silk-bag. … Pig. 15.—Microscopic Appearance of Raw Silk Fibre. denser, while the innermost one, which immediately pro-tects the animal, forms a thin parchment-like skin. Theegg-shaped product is called a cocoon (Fig. 16). It ismade up of a double fibre, only rarely broken, varyingin length from 350 to 1,250…
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