Beech, Franklin · London, Scott, Greenwood, New York, Van Nostrand co · leaf 15
er cent. In fine wool aslittle as 1 or 2 per cent, in the thicker fibres. Elasticity and strength are properties which, in commonwith silk, wool possesses in a greater degree than thevegetable fibres. When submitted to strain the wool fibreexhibits a remarkable strength, and when the breaking… … Fig. 3.—Wool Fibre showing Medullary Centre. When first formed the cells are more or less of a sphericalshape, and contain a nucleus surrounded by the ultimatephotoplasmic substance. Those cells which constitute thecore or central portion of the fibre retain to some extent thisoriginal globular…
Dyes and dyeing -- Wool
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